Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: co/hork/ur

Sentence: Spu Tum was a stalwart cohorker who never missed a day and left his mark on any work or worker he touched.

Etymology: co-worker + hork (as in hork up phlegm)

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Created by: tmcg5625

Pronunciation: by-row-haz-ard

Sentence: "The guy who sits next to me must have Ebola or something. He's oozing out of everywhere and he's still showing up every day! Sooner or later i'm gonna get whatever he's got. He's a total birohazard so i gotta resign dude."

Etymology: Biro- ball point pen. common office utensil Hazard- general threat to one's general well-being Biohazard- Biological iteration of aforementioned threat.

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COMMENTS:

Love your word, tmcg! - Nosila, 2008-05-07: 01:56:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: work-a-coll-ick

Sentence: Bent over with abdominal spasms, Dennis the workacolic, hauled a dozen cases of beer into the back of the truck and drove off on his delivery run all the while groaning and moaning.

Etymology: work + alcoholic + colic

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COMMENTS:

funny - congrats Petaj on your great words last week - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-07: 11:43:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ded ick ay ted

Sentence: He was so deadicated he to emptying ths in-tray, that he managed to clear out the entire department as well

Etymology: dedicated, dead

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COMMENTS:

With enough deadication you can continue to work after you die. Sort of a coasting effect. - artr, 2010-07-08: 11:57:00

Deadicated...that's why they call computers "terminals"! - Nosila, 2010-07-09: 00:35:00

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Created by: TimTheEnchanter

Pronunciation: EE-gur-snee-zur

Sentence: Chad walked around the conference room introducing himself, alternately sneezing into his hand then offering to shake the hands of the guests. As the client backed away from Chad, everyone else knew the company was going to lose yet another account because Chad insisted on being such an eagersneezer who showed up no matter how contagious he might be.

Etymology: Eager beaver + Sneeze

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COMMENTS:

funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-07: 15:44:00

Beware, the Killer Rabbit! - pieceof314, 2008-05-08: 14:09:00

Enchanting - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-08: 19:41:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: duh-JERM-in-ayt-ehr

Sentence: A determined and dedicated worker, Alfonse would show up at work even when sick as a dog with serious ailments and his coworkers had given him the title 'Dahgerminator' since he often put other workers out of work on many occasions by spreading his germs.

Etymology: Dopey inference to The Terminator.

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COMMENTS:

Hasta La Visectomy, Baby! - Nosila, 2009-06-20: 11:36:00

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Created by: diyan627

Pronunciation: sik-mish-in

Sentence: John is under complete sickmission... His rationalization is that he's working at the hospital, what does it matter anyway?

Etymology: sick (ill) + mission (ambition-an inner calling to pursue an activity or perform a service) + submission (surrendering to the power of wanting to be the top dog)

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: job/sick/sess

Sentence: John comes to work no matter his illness. To his co-workers, John's jobsicksess means they'll probably catch some contagious cold, or disease from him.

Etymology: job + sick + obsess; j + obsess = jobsess + sick = jobsicksess

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COMMENTS:

not to mention job success - petaj, 2008-05-08: 05:33:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: emp loii eee bow lah

Sentence: the employeebola flu from dest to desk, with germoronic zeal, passing documents and bodily fluids with an apostolic zeal.

Etymology: ebola employee

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COMMENTS:

terrific - sorry I didn't see this yeterday - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-08: 05:57:00

oops - yesterday - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-08: 05:57:00

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Sikko-fan-a-tik

Sentence: Even though Jack had the worst bout of flu he had ever had in his life, nothing was going to stand in his way when it came to going to work. His workmates were not impressed and told him he was being sycophanatic, spreading his germs around the office.

Etymology: Syc(sick, not well) Sychophant(creeping in a servile way) Phanatic(fanatic, to be obsessed with something,ie going to work)

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