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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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Broadblasting
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)
Spreadblameconclave
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: spred blaym con clayv
Sentence: He avoides the spreadblameconclave for the obvious reason.
Etymology: spread - share blame - responsibility conclave - meeting
Groupbeating
Created by: blondibabi121692
Pronunciation: groop beet ing
Sentence:
Etymology:
Timidmonish
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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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
Runzpinevous
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: run-zpahyn-voo
Sentence: The whole time they pointed fingers for the blame, I could only think how wonderful the runzpinevous was going since boss ignored the telltale fingers and we were all scolded. Boss was too scared to scold me. Hell, he scold everybody.
Etymology: rendezvous + "un"spine
Backlesslashing
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: bac/less/lashing
Sentence: Another backlesslashing for us today
Etymology: backless + backlashing
Bhitro
Created by: rahullotli
Pronunciation: bhi-tro
Sentence: our boss is a big bhitro
Etymology: konkani
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
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!