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DEFINITION: v. To focus on your weaknesses, rather than your strengths. n. A person who is obsessed with their perceived deficiencies, and works hard to ensure that everyone else understands and appreciates their failings.
Verboticisms
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Becrutchery
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: beek rut shurr eee
Sentence: He was a master of becrutchery. His company car park was twice the width of his car. The technical department started his computer five minutes before his arrival. his colleagues did his photocopying rather than spen thje morning pulling crumpled staples out of the works. His father, the chief executive, was responsible for this shlepotism.
Etymology: begrudgery, crutch
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COMMENTS:
I think he works here - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-29: 12:25:00
He's worked in several companies I have...how do they do it??? - Nosila, 2008-04-29: 23:15:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-30: 21:34:00
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Perserfailing
Created by: steveo772
Pronunciation: per-sur-fail-ing
Sentence: Frank was persistently perserfailing in order to get laid off.
Etymology: Perservere + Fail.
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COMMENTS:
like it - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-10: 11:46:00
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Negacissist
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: neg/ah/siz/sist
Sentence: John is the ultimate negacissist, always bragging and raving on about his weaknesses, short comings and inabilities.
Etymology: negative + narcissist
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - Mustang, 2009-06-09: 18:14:00
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Wreckedutation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: reckt - you - TAY - shun
Sentence: Warburton had a very flimsy sense of self worth and would often engage in wreckedutation, a form of verbal self abuse and degredation.
Etymology: blend of wrecked and reputation
Weakoncentration
Created by: chingbangwa
Pronunciation: wee-kon-sen-tray-shon
Sentence: Mike's weakoncentration is getting out of control. He has no legs and he has joined a running team
Etymology: Weak = lacking strenght + concentration = focus
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COMMENTS:
So he's legless? Interesting word,chingbangwa - Nosila, 2008-04-29: 23:13:00
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Faulterego
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: fal - tur - ee - go
Sentence: Stephanie has a strong faulterego. Those who know her well realize that she is an intelligent, capable woman. She is so good at downplaying her strengths in favor of her weaknesses that at times, she seems like another person.
Etymology: fault, falter, alter ego (An alter ego (Latin, "the other I") is a second self, a second personality or persona within a person. It was coined in the early nineteenth century when schizophrenia was first described by early psychologists. A person with an alter ego is said to lead a double life)
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COMMENTS:
good one - Nosila, 2009-06-09: 11:08:00
Got my vote - DrWebsterIII, 2009-06-09: 13:33:00
Very good! - Mustang, 2009-06-09: 18:15:00
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Imperfectshine
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: im-purr-fekt-shine
Sentence: she reasoned that the world needed some ugly models and she would damn well imperfectshine her way to the top!
Etymology: imperfection, shine
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COMMENTS:
Well thought out! - TJayzz, 2008-04-29: 11:13:00
good for her - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-29: 12:20:00
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Negatron
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: neg-uh-tron
Sentence: In the land of Transformers, after a sound defeat by the Demobots a new faction of Decepticons was formed; the Republicons. Their leader, Negatron utilizes a newly-developed weapon that allows him to dig in his heels in such a way that he can almost always block any forward progress especially initiatives from Obamas Prime.
Etymology: negative (expressing refusal to do something) + Megatron (Megatron is the founder of the Decepticon uprising and their most feared leader)
Degretation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: degh-reh-TAY-shun
Sentence: Carletons sense of self worth was flimsy at best, bordering on nonexistent, and he would frequently abase himself in his self styled degretation, using verbal self abuse and humiliation.
Etymology: Blend of degrade and reputation
Misconfidosis
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: miss-conf-ih-doh-sis
Sentence: Jeff's misconfidosis could easily be explained by what he had seen around him. Whenever his bosses ever messed up, they ended up getting promoted.
Etymology: mis,prefix meaning "bad, wrong" + confident, sure of one's self + osis, suffix expressing state or condition, in medical terminology denoting "a state of disease"
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COMMENTS:
The old addage here is F-up, move up! - arrrteest, 2008-04-29: 01:05:00
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Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Secret # 2: "Think strengths, not weaknesses". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Secret # 2: "Think strengths, not weaknesses". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by johnnybunko. Thank you johnnybunko. ~ James