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DEFINITION: v. To create an illusion of busyness so that your co-workers, and most importantly your boss, never realize that you have absolutely nothing to do. n. A person who pretends to be very busy.
Verboticisms
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Kinetinertia
Created by: verysimplegame
Pronunciation: ki-ne-tin-er-sha
Sentence: His kinetinertia was a difficult balancing act - to remain active and involved while not actually DOING anything bordered on a science.
Etymology: Kinetics + inertia
Simdiligence
Created by: badsnudge
Pronunciation: /sim ˈdi-lə-jən(t)s\
Sentence: The simdiligent Simon stopped sweeping to tie his tennis shoe. An hour later Simon was found still 'tying' his shoe, with his head on his knee and softly snoring.
Etymology: sim- simulated diligence- diligence
Pseudoeffortize
Created by: Pasicheio
Pronunciation: Sue-Doe-Eff-Or-Ties
Sentence: IN an effort to avoid assignments, Dave would pseudoeffortize in the hopes of being passed by
Etymology: Pseudo; Effort
Fluffjob
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: fluff + job
Sentence: I can't possibly help you with your project, I'm busy already with my fluffjob.
Etymology: From the swedish "flufjobba."
Workastallic
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: wurk/a/stahl/ik
Sentence: Jim was such a workastallic that, while giving the impression that he never let go of a project, he was in fact seriously stalling (and checking out verbotomy on the side)
Etymology: workaholic + stall
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COMMENTS:
Oh yes.. that's good! - pinwheel, 2007-05-01: 06:37:00
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Proletarryat
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: pro/le/tary/at
Sentence: A proletarryat is an expert at wasting time and looking oppressed.
Etymology: pro (expert) + tarry (delay) + at + proletariat (laboring class)
Puttermucking
Created by: paperhoard
Pronunciation: putter-muck-ing
Sentence: I'm in a haiku mood today: Boss walks in the room... Puttermucking sounds elevate... Office silent chuckles...
Etymology: putter = do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly. muck = nonsense; worthless talk or literature; trash.
Camofile
Created by: Akarroa
Pronunciation: Kam-oh-file
Sentence: Artie was achieving a high score on Tetris when he heard the sound of his boss's cheap leather shoes squeaking down the hall; a cue to camofile.
Etymology: Camoflauge, file
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Nosila, 2009-11-17: 17:46:00
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Strategery
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: stra-TEE-juh-ree
Sentence: the president believes we should use strategery with this delicate situation.
Etymology: it's from an SNL skit of a debate between gore and bush... this was an SNL bushism. after all, isn't the definition of this word all the president really ever does anyway???
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COMMENTS:
by the way, who'se noticed the growing amount and variation of colors in these sketches??? - Javeson1, 2007-05-01: 20:42:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by petaj.
Thank you petaj! ~ James
Congratulations to petaj for her win last week. We are offering a new Verbotomy Cup for the top player this week. And next week, we are doing theme on Cory Doctorow, and offering his newest book "Overclocked" as a prize to the top writer. See more about Cory at his blog www.craphound.com ~ James
A word that NEEDS no introduction...