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DEFINITION: v. To create an impression that you have made a positive contribution, especially when related to career activities. n. A personal mark or imprint which proves that you have done something that matters.
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Markit
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: märkit
Sentence: As the project was wrapping up the office started looking like a forest meadow during rutting season. The prevailing wisdom was markit yourself. If they followed the practice of the animal world the paper produced would be rather soggy.
Etymology: mark (make (a visible impression or stain) + it (used to identify a person) A play on marketing.
Remarkabull
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: re-mark-a-bull
Sentence: Johnny's work was remarkabull. He was more interested in impressing his supervisors and coworkers with his abilities than actually doing the work.
Etymology: (play on remarkable) remark: take notice of, observe + mark: evaluation/visible stroke or imprint/impression or outward appearance + able: qualified, capable + bull: attempt to mislead by talking nonsense, first four letters in a vulgarism referring to the excrement of a male bovine meaning unacceptable behavior
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COMMENTS:
Totally Believabull...worked with many guys like Johnny! - Nosila, 2009-06-15: 14:23:00
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Prattoo
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: praht oooooooo
Sentence: His prattoo was everywhere from the desk in his first schoolroom to the bedhead where he finally popped his clogs. It was said that the hooker who dispatched him to the next world even bore the mark, but that might just have been loose talk.
Etymology: tattoo prat
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COMMENTS:
love the sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-05: 16:14:00
Unique word and sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:59:00
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Pimpression
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: pimp-pression
Sentence: Johnny wanted to make a good pimpression on his new boss. So he primped his hair, and then pimped up resume with some of his most pimpressive achievements -- like sorting all of his email, or attending and several meetings in the last month and remaining conscious during most of them!
Etymology: pimp+primp+impression
Signifiprint
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /səgˈnɪfəˌpɹɪnt/
Sentence: In a desperate, but ultimately confused attempt to leave a signifiprint and make sure his chores did not go unnoticed around the house, he began initialing every bag of trash he took out to the curb.
Etymology: from signifi(cant) + -print (as in footprint, fingerprint, and imprint)
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COMMENTS:
Lie it! - Nosila, 2008-05-05: 21:32:00
Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:56:00
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Mycreditation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: my-cred-eh-TAY-shun
Sentence: Vernon wanted to make sure that everyone knew about his contributions to various programs that succeeded whether or not due to his efforts, and he found ways to engage in mycreditation, managing to put his 'stamp' on paperwork or other things that would surely draw attention toward him.
Etymology: Blend of 'my' and 'accreditation' (to ascribe or attribute to)
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COMMENTS:
Talkin' 'bout mycreditation (Who said that) - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-15: 13:20:00
The Who's on first... - Nosila, 2009-06-15: 14:17:00
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Kilroy
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: kill+Roy
Sentence: His kilroys were all over the project, so there was no doubt he wanted to take credit for it.
Etymology: Kilroy was the fictional character from WWII who's mark was written everywhere: "Kilroy was here."
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COMMENTS:
He was so what kilrovian, I guess. Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:53:00
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Marksallot
Created by: d1420
Pronunciation: mahrks uh-lot
Sentence: Looking to also leave a genetic marksallot on the National Basketball Association, Wilt "The Big Dipper" Chamberlain scored with 20,000 women during his basketball career in hopes that a small fraction of the potential offspring would bounce into the NBA.
Etymology: mark(s) = evidence of the influence or involvement of somebody or something + allot = to appropriate for a special purpose *also see Marks-A-Lot to gain further clarity
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COMMENTS:
Verey nice. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:57:00
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Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Lesson #6: "Leave an imprint". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
It was a tie!!! arrrteest and petaj tied for the number one spot in our Johnny Bunko Adventure! See: Petaj and Arrrteest Tie Johnny Bunko. ~ James
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Lesson #6: "Leave an imprint". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by johnnybunko. Thank you johnnybunko. ~ James