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DEFINITION: n. A staff meeting where the boss berates the entire team because the boss is too spineless to directly confront the one person who is actually causing all the problems.
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Breprimand
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.
Macroadmonishment
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mac/roe/ad/mon/ish/ment
Sentence: My boss micromanages those she preceives to be weak. Those who stand up to her and give her a hard time are dealt with in large meetings using the macroadmonishment method.
Etymology: macro + management + admonish
Blastsembly
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)
Scapeherd
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈskeɪpˌhɝd/
Sentence: In theory, picking on an entire scapeherd will cause the group to be annoyed with whoever is actually responsible, but in practice, it tends to cause everyone to get disgruntled with the person laying the blame.
Etymology: Like a scapegoat, only an entire herd.
Backbonebite
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: BAK-bohn-bahyt
Sentence: Mr. Wilkinson seized every opportunity to backbonebite. Only trouble was: being a self-employed web designer, he was the entire workforce.
Etymology: backbone + backbite
Inverberate
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: ihn-VURR-burr-ayt
Sentence: Alex's boss inverberated the entire staff all because Alex nicked a doughnut in lieu of breakfast at home.
Etymology: invertebrate + berate
Clusterbluster
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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Inverteberating
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: in-ver-tuh-bee-ray-ting
Sentence: Every Wednesday morning, my boss holds an inverteberating. Last week, the gals were included in his tirade for leaving the light on in the men's room.
Etymology: invertebrate, berating
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COMMENTS:
Wonderful! - Clayton, 2007-06-29: 07:25:00
great word purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-29: 11:59:00
I have noticed over time that you and I seem to have similar tastes. - mplsbohemian, 2007-07-01: 15:00:00
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Castrigate
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
Groupbeating
Created by: blondibabi121692
Pronunciation: groop beet ing
Sentence:
Etymology:
Comments:
Verbotomy - 2007-06-29: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Verbotomy - 2007-06-29: 01:06:00
Hey, does everyone realize that remistram has now submitted 50 definitions? Wow! That's creative! ~ James
Clayton - 2007-06-29: 08:37:00
Truly a *defining* moment in Verbotomy history. Heheheh... thanks, Remistram.
remistram - 2007-06-29: 09:19:00
Thanks but I owe it to my quirky family, co-workers and friends!....well, ok maybe me too!