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DEFINITION: v. To seek approval from your boss by emulating their style, mannerisms or affectations. n. A person who copies their boss's style in order to win favor.
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Mimlick
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: mim lik
Sentence: Harry was such a good mimlick that sometimes he was mistaken for his boss
Etymology: mimic + lick
Replickate
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: repp lick ayt
Sentence: she was such a CEOclone, spending all her waking hours replickating the VP, down to his facial tick. She had a major panic attack when he started to grow a beard.
Etymology: replicate as in copy, lick as in arse
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COMMENTS:
was her name Kate? - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 14:31:00
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Flatimuckero
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: f-l-ah-t-i-muh-k-er-o
Sentence: Jennifer was such a flatimuckero that she even shaved her head in order to suck up to her boss.
Etymology: flatter+imitate+suck up
Edmundorosape
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ed-MUN-do-ROS-ape
Sentence: Roxie wanted to edmundorosape Mr Sanchez so perfectly, even to his love of Latin-American dancing, that she began to learn to cha-cha.
Etymology: EDMUNDO ROS: the leader, the most important person, (rythming slang, Edmundo Ros = boss, from Edmundo Ros(b 1910), a popular Latin American band leader) & APE: A dupe. to mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally; a dupe.
Clonenoser
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: clo - nozer
Sentence: Greta was a total clonenoser. First she started to wear the same lipstick color as her boss. Next the shoes, then the bracelet. She thought it a compliment to her boss that she had started to "evolve" into her likeness.
Etymology: clone (a perfect copy), noser - brown noser (someone who kisses up to the boss
Supersonate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: supe-ER-sin-ayd
Sentence: Lindstrom was a shameless suck up who would go to any length to supersinate those above him in the company heirarchy to curry favor.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'supervisor' (n. a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent. ) and 'impersonate' (v. to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be)
Suckupcubus
Created by: jermainechambers44
Pronunciation: Suk-up-u-bus
Sentence: Emily,now down to her last staw,saw no other way to get that promotion she so stongly felt she deserved but to become the top suckupcubus to her boss.To be the man, you got to become the man,she thought.
Etymology: Suck-up=someone who kisses someone a** to gain favor. Cubus=From the word succubus,which is believed to be a demon that controls your mind though sex.
Copnoxious
Created by: bubbos
Pronunciation: Cop-nox-ious
Sentence: Copnoxiousness does not get you a raise Jennifer, go home.
Etymology: Copy, obnoxious - regarding themselves higher than others
Bossimilate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: boss-sim-ill-ayt
Sentence: as everyone in the office started to look more and more like Mrs Jenkins, i realised resistance was futile... if i didn't bossimilate soon i'd stick out like a sore thumb
Etymology: boss, assimilate, similar, simulate
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COMMENTS:
better a sore thumb that a sore ... - better not go there today - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 09:55:00
Thumb your nose at our puns all you like. - Clayton, 2007-06-14: 11:53:00
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Comments:
Office politics. You know it's a game. You understand the players. You've got a strategy. Now it's time to take action with Timothy Johnson's GUST -- even if that means shaving your head. Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram and Timothy! ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-14: 18:10:00
Love the artwork today James! Very funny!
Thanks purple! And cheers to remistram for thinking of such a funny idea. ~ James
By the way, Robert J. Sawyer, winner of Hugo and Nebula best novel awards, will be our featured author at Verbotomy next week. More details to follow... Check out Rob's website at www.sfwriter.com. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James