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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.
Verboticisms
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Honchomitate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: hon - CHO - muh - tayt
Sentence: Webster was a shameless suck up who would go to great lengths to honchomitate those above him in the chain of command.
Etymology: Blend of 'honcho' (boss) and 'imitate' (copy)
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COMMENTS:
VERY economical AND supercomical. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:25:00
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Clononialism
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: clo/no/nee/al/ism
Sentence: Her clononialism was quite startling. She was determined to stake her own territory even if it involved personal sacrifice.
Etymology: clone + colonialism
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COMMENTS:
Send in the clones. - Clayton, 2007-06-14: 12:02:00
And where are the clones? There ought to be clones. Uh oh - Purple's going to kill you - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 12:20:00
CLAAAAYTON!!! I know where your word lives!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-14: 12:33:00
Hahaha. What?! You got something against that song? It's almost as good as "MacArthur Park." - Clayton, 2007-06-14: 15:21:00
Now you've really done it Clayton - Someone's left the cake out in the rain - I think the only other song that long is In-a-gadda-da-vida - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 15:47:00
(don't ya know that I'll always CLUB you) - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-14: 16:17:00
too punny for words - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 16:39:00
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Bosstitute
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bos stit toot
Sentence: Irma had survived many bosses in her long career. She developed many survival skills to weather the changes brought on by the next best manager she'd get stuck training. One secret to her success was to bosstitute herself. She figured out early that these guys had such egos, they loved nothing better than gazing in a mirror. So she reinvented herself to copy traits or physical qualities of each boss. There was Rex the cowboy boss, whose inspired her chaps and stetson. There was Richard the Ivy League yuppie who inspired her 3 piece pin-striped suits and designer briefcase. There was Howie, the used car salesman, who inspired her polyester suit and open neck Aloha shirts. There was Hubert the nerd, who inspired her mismatched clothing and pocket protector and glasses with white tape on the frames. And there was the womanizer, Jake, after whom she dressed like a rake. She couldn't wait to greet her new boss, Davinder Ravinder Pinderjit, in her new Nehru jacket with a marigold lei. Yes, Irma was definitely a bosstitute, a working girl and a hustler!
Etymology: boss (chief, leader, person in control) & substitute (copy; a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another;act as a replacement) & prostitute (to sell ones self for money or favors)
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COMMENTS:
An entire cast to bossitutes, they should put you on charge. Accompished effort there nosy. S - scrabbelicious, 2008-08-07: 04:51:00
A true classic ! We must have worked in the same place in another life. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-07: 18:16:00
Very neat. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-08: 01:04:00
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Auparrot
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: oh-PAR-uht
Sentence: Cornelius felt the need to auparrot Mr. Jenkin's tiresome soliloquies any time the mood struck him. Unfortunately, the mood only struck him in the shower.
Etymology: au pair + parrot
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COMMENTS:
Hey Clayton, Rikboyee's character works for Mrs. Jenkins. A pairoboss! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-14: 09:06:00
or maybe the two are a pairadox - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 09:54:00
Appairently, Rikboyee is challenging me to a duo. Pair for the course. Once I de-deuced it, I realized it was no yoke. I'm certain he would twin, and I'm far too young to dyad. Pairhaps we should drink from the ceremonial doublet instead. - Clayton, 2007-06-14: 11:28:00
but you are nursing a wounded soldier - or was that shoulder - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 11:46:00
Heheh. I'll have to shoulder this burden stoically, like a soldier without arms. - Clayton, 2007-06-14: 11:51:00
I suspect duplicity on someone's part, but perhaps I'm just splitting hairs. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-14: 11:55:00
How dare you speak ill of my toeses! (Sound of crickets.) - Clayton, 2007-06-14: 11:59:00
wouldn't that be splitting heirs? - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 12:06:00
Hai! Dos puns of Claytons are real ni-slappers, but they deux seem a bit two forced tu me. At la-shtayim presented with an opportunity to make a total twee-b of myself and pun in as many languages as I can handle without having any iki, disgusting kaksi-dents. It-zwei-l and it's nasty, but I couldn't resist, an-dalawá-nt is tu make everyone groan at how terrible these puns èr. I've deliberately included 16 different languages, so you'll have to really be on your to's if you want to find them all. - ErWenn, 2007-06-14: 12:09:00
Wow! That was quite ErWenntertaining! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-14: 12:17:00
You wenn, er... win. - Clayton, 2007-06-14: 15:15:00
whatever happened to Cassiusclayton? - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 15:51:00
http://claytoncounts.com/neato2/Cassius%20Clay%20-%20Stand%20by%20Me.mp3 - Clayton, 2007-06-14: 19:12:00
Whoops... looks like we can't post links. At least, not long ones. - Clayton, 2007-06-14: 19:12:00
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Cloneonialism
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: clo/no/nee/al/ism
Sentence: Her cloneonialism was quite startling. She was determined to stake her own territory even if it involved personal sacrifice.
Etymology: clone + colonialism
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)
Identichief
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: I-den-tee-cheef
Sentence: Everyone thought that Martin had lost the plot when they saw that he had started to identichief the boss by dressing exactly the same and even dyeing his hair grey in order to look like him. But Martin had the last laugh when his crafty ploy worked and the boss promoted to head of his section thus doubling his salary.
Etymology: Identical(exactly alike or the same) ORIGIN Latin identicus + Chief(the head of an organisation, having the highest rank or authority) ORIGIN French from Latin Caput 'head' = Identichief
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COMMENTS:
Put that thief back where you borrowed it chief, word. - scrabbelicious, 2008-08-07: 04:59:00
I hope Martin was demoted to low man on the scrotum pole. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:12:00
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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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Execumime
Created by: kendriveset
Pronunciation: exec-u-mime
Sentence: Denise was such a good execumime that John could barely tell the difference between her and the boss.
Etymology: executive + mime
Assinkizzor
Created by: rjk31
Pronunciation: a/ssss/kiss/er
Sentence: T was such an assinkizzor that she sucks up to every detail of Mary
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
there are too many assinkizzors! - rjk31, 2007-06-14: 15:24:00
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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