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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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Appulations
Created by: grasshopper
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COMMENTS:
for what it is worth this is not the word I wanted to use. I tried to go back a page and it saved this word. My actual word was appulatism,for what it's worth. - grasshopper, 2007-06-14: 10:39:00
You can change it! Click on your word, click on Edit, then, down the bottom you'll see Oops, I want to change the spelling (or something of that nature). (its in light lettering) - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-14: 10:46:00
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Apeproval
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: ape-proov-all
Sentence: My boss is so vain that I figured he couldn't miss how awesome I am if I try the apeproval tactic. I mean, what I have got to lose? Putting on a hundred pounds, wearing enormous glasses, shaving my head and dressing like a gorilla kicked through a circus could only be good for my career, right?
Etymology: Ape- copy, mimic. Approval- consent, blessing.
Ingratiape
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: in-gray-si-aip
Sentence: Ms. York was able to photocopy her fundament on "letter" at the office party, while Susan had to switch to "legal", undermining her ongoing efforts to ingratiape herself with her supervisor.
Etymology: ingratiate + ape (copy)
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COMMENTS:
this is good!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 11:49:00
Nice one. - Clayton, 2007-06-14: 15:23:00
I like it. - texmom, 2007-06-14: 18:14:00
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Brownposer
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: brown/poh-zur
Sentence: Jill was such a brownposer; she even bought the same hideous neon green purse that her supervisor had.
Etymology: brown-noser/pose
Duplikate
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: d(y)oōpləkāt
Sentence: Katherine was so impressed by her boss that she started emulating her every move to the point that coworkers started calling her dupliKate.
Etymology: duplicate (exactly like something else, esp. through having been copied) + Kate (a shortened version of Katherine)
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COMMENTS:
love it...dupliKate! - Nosila, 2010-01-08: 14:45:00
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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
Panderox
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pan/der/ox
Sentence: With a vice-president position available, individuals being considered for the position panderox the boss at every possible opportunity. The secretaries have a chart keeping track of who is the biggest panderoxing fool.
Etymology: PANDEROX - PANDER + XEROX - verb - from PANDER (To cater to the tastes and desires of others) + XEROX (to copy, reproduce, or duplicate)
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COMMENTS:
indupitably, what a pandora's box we weave. good word. - scrabbelicious, 2008-08-07: 09:52:00
original and clever - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-08: 01:08:00
I once saw a panderox in an asian zoo. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:09:00
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Folliculemulation
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: fol lick em you lay shun
Sentence: Mary's folliculation shamed the whole office.
Etymology: follicule - hair related emulate - copy
Copycatistaff
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: copy-cat-a-staff
Sentence: Mr. Schmuck loved it when potential new copycatistaffers joined his team. He intuitively could detect the fresh ones ready for molding.
Etymology: copycat + staff
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