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DEFINITION: v. To remain calm, steadfast and ploddingly systematic in the midst of a huge freaking disaster. n. A person who systematizes everything from their morning routines to personal relationships.
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Inswerviate
Created by: rubysoho
Pronunciation: in-swerv-ee-ate
Sentence: When faced with a deadline that is complicated with challenge it is critical to not get off track. In these situations, inswerviants rise to the top. While their behavior may seem uptight on a normal day, their singlemindedness and unwillingness to swerve or deviate from a path can save the day when the heat is on.
Etymology:
Crisystematic
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: cry-sis-tim-at-tick
Sentence: Being a trauma physician with OCD, Dr. Bank was very crisystematic; he would literally pull a flow chart out of his lab coat for each and every code blue that he worked on. You would think after 20 years of practice he would rely on his memory for some of it. True Story!!
Etymology: crisis + systematic
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COMMENTS:
Also - this illustration made me lol this morning! - libertybelle, 2011-04-15: 07:34:00
good one! - Nosila, 2011-04-15: 11:30:00
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Analofile
Created by: ldikarev
Pronunciation: anal-O-file
Sentence: / We are expanding our local offices and looking for skilled, synergetic, analofiles. / Alternative spelling - analophile, analophil / Derivatives - analophilia
Etymology: anal(-retentive) + -phile (Greek - love, friendship)
Disastrotranquillize
Created by: duchessella
Pronunciation: di-sas-tro-TRAN-qui-lize
Sentence: My life is a wreck right now; I wish I can disastrotranquillize and sort out everything!
Etymology: Disaster + Tranquillize
Borgwart
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: BORG-war-t
Sentence: I was freaking out! They said we had to evacuate - but Joe was a total borgwart, kept carrying boxes of our stuff to the car until they blocked the door and forced us to drive away.
Etymology: borg (and who was more systematic than the borg) + wart (often used as suffix for person as in stalwart or worrywart)
Numbfreak
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: numm - freek
Sentence: Ted numbfreaked like a pro when he was told that everyone in the office was being fired. He took his coffee cup and he went home. Needless to say he won the numbfreak employee of the month award.
Etymology: numb (to be indifferent, non-feeling), freak (as in irrationally emotional, an anomoly)
Steadphased
Created by: fredini
Pronunciation: Stead-Phased
Sentence: Despite the massive denial of service attack and calls from the CFO, the sys-admin remained steadphased as he rebooted the server.
Etymology: Steadfast +Phased
Methodicool
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: meth-odd-i-cool
Sentence: 007 was so methodicool that even in the midst of an attack by 500 professional bad guys he was able to remain calm and composed. Not only did he come up with a solution to destroy evil, kill all the bad guys and save the world; but his hair stayed perfectly in place the whole time, even in a Jaguar with the top down, making him even cooler and attractive to hot babes who wore bikinis to work.
Etymology: methodical: characterized by ordered and systematic habits or behavior + cool: marked by calm self-control; to be all that
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COMMENTS:
That's 007 - never shaken or stirred! - Nosila, 2009-11-26: 09:14:00
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Placidhead
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: pla-sid-hed
Sentence: Dave had to be a placidhead because Jill was always chaotic.
Etymology: placid, acidhead
Systemaddict
Created by: whipspeak
Pronunciation: sis-tuhm ad-ikt
Sentence: Even after his family and friend hosted a very nice intervention, norbertfineblatjr.com was still in systemaddict denial.
Etymology: System: given to or using a system or method + addict: to habituate to something compulsively or obsessively
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COMMENTS:
your word is addictive - Nosila, 2009-11-26: 18:57:00
I can recommend a good program - whipspeak, 2009-11-27: 10:16:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Cory Doctorow's short story "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth" which is published in Overclocked, and was suggested by autophile. Thank you Cory and autophile! ~ James
I'm still grinning at this one. Well done!
Today's definition was suggested by doctorow. Thank you doctorow. ~ James