Verboticism: Inverteberating

'I won't mention any names...'

DEFINITION: n. A staff meeting where the boss berates the entire team because the boss is too spineless to directly confront the one person who is actually causing all the problems.

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Inverteberating

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: in-ver-tuh-bee-ray-ting

Sentence: Every Wednesday morning, my boss holds an inverteberating. Last week, the gals were included in his tirade for leaving the light on in the men's room.

Etymology: invertebrate, berating

Points: 806

Comments: Inverteberating

Clayton - 2007-06-29: 07:25:00
Wonderful!

Jabberwocky - 2007-06-29: 11:59:00
great word purple

mplsbohemian - 2007-07-01: 15:00:00
I have noticed over time that you and I seem to have similar tastes.