Verboticism: Shambition
DEFINITION: v. To create an impression that you have made a positive contribution, especially when related to career activities. n. A personal mark or imprint which proves that you have done something that matters.
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Grafeatee
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: graf feet ee
Sentence: Johnny left his mark all over town. By using an aerosole can as his ink, he had managed to touch every public area. When he was finally arrested, his claim to fame was that he had produced the most grafeatee in the town's history.
Etymology: Grafitti (drawing/writing on public property that expresses social mores or just plain vandalism) & Feat (a notable achievement)
Pimpression
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: pimp-pression
Sentence: Johnny wanted to make a good pimpression on his new boss. So he primped his hair, and then pimped up resume with some of his most pimpressive achievements -- like sorting all of his email, or attending and several meetings in the last month and remaining conscious during most of them!
Etymology: pimp+primp+impression
Embossmaterial
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: em-boss-ma-teer-ee-al
Sentence: Kenny clearly had what it takes to be the CEO. His embossmaterial was marked on all of his work.
Etymology: emboss (to raise the surface to make a mark) + material (the makings of) + boss (manager, supervisor)
Imprimytour
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: im/pri/my/tour
Sentence: If you want to ensure that people know you've been there, be sure to leave your imprimytour, especially if you're visiting the Vatican.
Etymology: imprimatur (seal, official approval, stamp)+ my + tour (stint, turn)
Marksallot
Created by: d1420
Pronunciation: mahrks uh-lot
Sentence: Looking to also leave a genetic marksallot on the National Basketball Association, Wilt "The Big Dipper" Chamberlain scored with 20,000 women during his basketball career in hopes that a small fraction of the potential offspring would bounce into the NBA.
Etymology: mark(s) = evidence of the influence or involvement of somebody or something + allot = to appropriate for a special purpose *also see Marks-A-Lot to gain further clarity
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COMMENTS:
Verey nice. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:57:00
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Tinfluence
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tin flu ens
Sentence: Johnny utilized his tinfluence on the student elections by spray-canning his name and motto on any surfaces in the school. "Johnny Bunko for Graffiti Monitor" proved very successful for him.
Etymology: Tin (can;airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.) & Influence (shape or influence; give direction to)
Autograught
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: aht - oh - graft
Sentence: To insure that credit was given for his contributions to any endeavor, no matter how small or insignificant, Garrison would find some clever way to autograught his personal mark on the project.
Etymology: blend of the words autograph and graft, to attach as if by grafting.
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-05: 16:15:00
Good one - Nosila, 2008-05-05: 21:33:00
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Carearmark
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /kuh-REER-mahrk/
Sentence: The database that Jason had created ten years ago was still used for the company's inventory tracking, and he felt that it was his carearmark ― that the work he'd done so long ago was still being used today. That, and 'casual Friday', from the day when he thought he'd come to the office to do some extra work on a Saturday, wearing baggy jeans and a tee shirt, and it turned out to be a Friday instead.
Etymology: Career - chosen pursuit, profession or occupation (from Middle French, carriere "road, racecourse") + Earmark - any identifying or distinguishing mark or characteristic (from ear + mark; originally a cut or mark in the ear of sheep and cattle, serving as a sign of ownership)
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COMMENTS:
clever blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-05: 16:14:00
nice. - galwaywegian, 2008-05-05: 17:09:00
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Signifiprint
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /səgˈnɪfəˌpɹɪnt/
Sentence: In a desperate, but ultimately confused attempt to leave a signifiprint and make sure his chores did not go unnoticed around the house, he began initialing every bag of trash he took out to the curb.
Etymology: from signifi(cant) + -print (as in footprint, fingerprint, and imprint)
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COMMENTS:
Lie it! - Nosila, 2008-05-05: 21:32:00
Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:56:00
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