Category: Verboticisms

DEFINITION: v. To propose and win approval for cost-saving reforms, which when implemented result in the immediate elimination of your job. n. An ambitious budget-slasher who accidentally cuts themselves out of a job.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Jobicide: /job-i-cide

/ Joe, in a cost cutting measure in his department committed jobicide.

Etymology: job + suicide

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Jobicide:

splendiction, 2009-07-08: 23:32:00
Jobicide is a perfect word for the definition.

mweinmann, 2009-07-09: 08:42:00
a do it your selfer…like it.

Efficiencease: /Rhymes with “efficiencies”/ Oops! My efficiency plan for the company means that my job is now lost! I’ve made my own efficiencease!

Etymology: A play on efficiencies. efficient + cease Created by: splendiction.

Comments on Efficiencease:

Nosila, 2009-07-08: 13:21:00
Employmentally challenged!

splendiction, 2009-07-08: 23:27:00
Ha!

Accolaidoff: /acco-layde-off/ In addition to being lauded as an environmental champion for turning the parking lot into a green space, I also received an accolaidoff as my position as parking lot attendant was no longer viable Etymology: accolade(acknowledgment of merit)+ laid off Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Accolaidoff:

mweinmann, 2009-07-09: 08:43:00
oh clever one….

Hegonomiser: /he gawn o myzer/ Laurence was hired to curb the fiscal waste in his company. He made many enemies of his co-workers, who were used to spending their expenses like drunk sailors on shore leave. After the bloodshed of laying off so many employees, Laurence, too, found himself unemployed. The Hitman was Hit. The Terminator was terminated. The Economiser became the Hegonomiser and once again he’d have to tell his wife of his redumbdant status. Etymology: Economiser (a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste) & He gone (as in terminated from a job, no longer employed) & Miser (thrifty, hoarder,stingy) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Hegonomiser:

splendiction, 2009-07-08: 23:30:00
excellent word. -“redumbdant” is another good one!

Nosila, 2009-07-09: 01:10:00
Cheers,splendiction, and his remaining co-workers reckon hew is a hegonomissed!

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DEFINITION: v. To insist on helping someone in spite of their repeated assurance that they have things well in hand, and already have their own remedies in mind. n. Unwanted help or assistance.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Fixaided: /fix-a-ded/ Marilyn was fixaided on being the most helpful employee in the firm, to the consternation of her fellow employees who didn’t necessarily want her help or her imposition. Etymology: fix: correct or set right + aid: help, assist — fixate: preoccupy obsessively Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Fixaided:

Jabberwocky, 2009-07-07: 11:53:00
good one

Nosila, 2009-07-07: 15:36:00
Fixticious but good!

Foistaid: /foi – st – ai – d/ Lucy insisted on practicing foistaid on her mother’s prized petunia patch. Mom reminded her that everything had been cultivated and weeded and that Lucy need not touch her flowers while she was gone. When Mom got home, Lucy had incorrectly identified them as weeds and pulverized the prized petunias into pitiful piles of dried out debris. Etymology: foist (to force onto another,to falsely; identify as real; to defraud)
aid (help, assist) play on first aid Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Foistaid:

Jabberwocky, 2009-07-07: 11:52:00
love saying this

mweinmann, 2009-07-07: 12:07:00
I know….does it sound like Elmer Fudd?

mrskellyscl, 2009-07-07: 20:14:00
I’m thinking of the Three Stooges

artr, 2009-07-09: 08:46:00
Could have been forcedaid too but foisted doesn’t get enough play. Great word!

Aidnauseum: /ade-naw-zee-um/ Sally’s propensity to constantly offer assistance went on aidnauseum. The paramedics in her neighbourhood were particularly distressed. Etymology: aid + ad nauseum (to an excessive degree) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Aidnauseum:

mweinmann, 2009-07-07: 12:08:00
hahahah….like this one!

Aidandregret: /ayd and ree gret/ Mary meant well, but too often her attempts at helping people were unrequested and ended up as an aidandregret situation. This was true when her boyfriend, Dick, had that unfortunate zipper accident. Mary acted like a flyattendant and tried to help him with his seatbelt, which locked and failed to get into an upright position. He had trouble finding the nearest exit and as a result has been temporarily grounded. His new Zip Code is OOH NOO. Yes, there’s something about Mary… Etymology: Aid (help, assistance) & Regret (sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment;be sorry) Play on Aid and Abet (assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing)

Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n. A person who regularly sulks inside cafes and coffeehouses all day, contributing nothing more to their world than a pout. v. To glower angrily at the state of world affairs while remaining inactive and unemployed.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Juanvaldesperado: /wan-val-des-pur-ah-doh/ Juanvaldesperado is often seen hanging around coffee houses desperately seeking the one true beaning of life.

Etymology: Juan Valdez + desperado (Spanish for desperate)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Juanvaldesperado:

Nosila, 2009-07-06: 10:08:00
He should haul his ass out there and get a job!

mweinmann, 2009-07-06: 12:10:00
hahahaha…funny!!

Jabberwocky, 2009-07-06: 13:17:00
great word

Pouterlimits: /pow ter lim its/ “There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it pouter, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to… The Pouter Limits”…order another Latte!
Etymology: Pouter (Someone who pouts-be in a huff and display one’s displeasure) & Limits ( the greatest possible degree of something) & Play on Outer Limits, popular sci-fi tv series. Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Pouterlimits:

splendiction, 2009-07-06: 19:26:00
hilarious!

Coppoutchino: /cop-out-cheeno/ Sally believed in the philosophy of coppoutchino and regularly drowned her sorrows in a big cup of freshly brood coffee.
Etymology: cop out + pout + cappucino Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Coppoutchino:

Nosila, 2009-07-06: 10:06:00
Good Blend…heady yet aromatic!

mweinmann, 2009-07-06: 12:07:00
clever….ground, brood and enjoyed in a new blend of capuchino, cop out and pout…like it.

splendiction, 2009-07-06: 12:34:00
Best word today! (Although I don’t want to try this blend!)

Mustang, 2009-07-07: 00:30:00
Excellent!

Perkolazer: /purk – oo – laz – ur/ Romona turned into a perkolazer after she lost her job at Starbucks. Instead of looking for another job, she brings her books and laptop into Starbucks each morning and sits there sipping cafe lates, wishing they would hire her back. Etymology: perk (short for perkolate (a process used to make coffee), perkolator (a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans) laze (be idle; exist in a changeless situation) Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Perkolazer:

Nosila, 2009-07-06: 10:05:00
She’s just brewding! Good word.

Jabberwocky, 2009-07-06: 13:24:00
great combo

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DEFINITION: v. To take the frustration and anger you receive from one person and redirect it towards another person, usually of lower status. n. An act of aggression directed towards an individual or object that was not the source of provocation.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Aventcoordinate: /a vent ko ord in ayt/ Caterina got off the phone with her mother and snarling turned around to aventcoordinate her frustrations on her boyfriend,Jack. Her mother had as usual set her off about her poor choice of partner and how Caterina could have done way better. Caterina had turned her vexation on Jack and said they could make a happier couple if only he was a Cheetah. But Jack knew that no matter how angry she got, he loved her and he could not be unfaithful to her. Etymology: A vent (give expression or utterance to, especially feelings of anger or frustration) & Coordinate (bring into common action, movement, or condition). Word Play on “Event Coordinator”. Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Aventcoordinate:

splendiction, 2009-07-04: 00:14:00
“if only he was a cheetah,” – hilarious!

Psychoport: /sahy-koh-port/ Joe was acutely aware not to confront Jenny for at least twenty-four hours after she had a long, involved and confrontational conversation with her mother. Joe knew that Jenny would psychoport all the negative energy from her mother to him.

Etymology: PSYCHOPORT – VERB – from PSYCHO (a neurotic person, or person afflicted with psychosis) + TRANSPORT (to carry, move, or convey from one place to another, or from PSYCHOLOGICAL + TRANSPORT.

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Psychoport:

splendiction, 2009-07-04: 00:12:00
LOL – well done

Redirision: /rēdirizhən/ Recipe for Marriage on the Rocks:
1 part menial job.
1 part inconsistent, overbearing, boss,
2 parts whiny, self-centered customers.
Mix ingredients in a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and let simmer for days.
Fold into a large bowl of nowhere to vent frustrations and add a heaping spoonful of redirision.
Great for a casual picnic or family gathering. Can be served on divorce paper plates.
Serves: No one. Etymology: redirection (direct something to a new or different place or purpose) + derision (contemptuous ridicule or mockery) Created by: artr.

Victimidate: /vic-tim-i-date/ Sue was known to victimidate anyone who got in the way of her wrath. Whether at work or home she let everyone know that she was definitely the alpha bitch in the pack. Etymology: victim: a scapegoat-one who suffers for the errors of others; whipping boy + intimidate: frighten into submission; browbeat or bully Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Victimidate:

splendiction, 2009-07-04: 00:13:00
wow, I’ll avoid her!

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