Verboticisms

Created by: texmom

Pronunciation: spred blaym con clayv

Sentence: He avoides the spreadblameconclave for the obvious reason.

Etymology: spread - share blame - responsibility conclave - meeting

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Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Con-front-ash-she-own-all

Sentence: The boss exhibited his usual confrontassional ineffectiveness in dealing with Melinda's poor marketing research data.

Etymology: Confrontational+ass

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Tim-ed-mon-esh

Sentence: Our boss held a timidmonish this morning that was about certain petty things he would get irked about. Although, it was quite pointless since we knew the only person who "left the woman's bathroom door open" or "accidently left one's brassiere" had to be Sue... the only woman in our office.

Etymology: Timid (weak, spineless) + admonish (reprimand)

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COMMENTS:

Sue was a bit brassy by the sounds of it. Did she flaunt herself in the brasserie? - petaj, 2007-06-29: 19:49:00

Did she flaunt - Does a female Echidna deposit puggles? - ziggy41, 2007-06-29: 22:56:00

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Created by: rahullotli

Pronunciation: bhi-tro

Sentence: our boss is a big bhitro

Etymology: konkani

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Created by: blondibabi121692

Pronunciation: groop beet ing

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: BREP-ree-mand

Sentence: Even though the EIC knew Johnson had slipped up on the reports, he gave the whole department a firm breprimand regarding its "inefficiency" so as to keep Johnson's vital funding as long as possible.

Etymology: Broad and reprimand.

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kluss terr bluss terr

Sentence: He went into the team meeting determined to give Rosie a good dressing down, but when she sashayed in, all eyelashes and cleavage, he decided a clusterbluster was the best option.

Etymology: cluster bombing, bluster

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COMMENTS:

his nervousness made it a clusterblunderbluster... - Alchemist, 2007-06-29: 10:52:00

Alchemist, I think that is referred to as a flusteredclusterblunderbluster. To be reamed out by Dolly Parton - bustyclusterbluster. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-29: 11:39:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: brawd-blast-ing

Sentence: Even on his last day as the CEO, Marcus was too weak-kneed to tell Bobby he was a good-for-nothing slacker. Instead he settled for broadblasting the whole team in his retirement speech.

Etymology: broadcasting + blast (vigorous outburst of criticism)

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: kas/tri/gayte

Sentence: Because the MD didn't have the bawls to go after the main culprit, he castrigated the whole team.

Etymology: castigate + castrate

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: bl-asst-emm-bly

Sentence: They knew that a blastsembly was going to take place as there were mounds of catered food sitting in the conference room.

Etymology: blast (to hit with great force) + assembly (group)

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