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DEFINITION: n. The fear that you will be outsourced, downsized, unassigned, or separated (one way or another) from your weekly paycheck. v. To use the threat of outsourcing and downsizing to manage and motivate your team.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Downsighs: /down size/ When the meeting had been announced, the jungle drums had beat in overtime mode, speculation was rife and people got their exercise jumping to conclusions. Phil could hear the attitude already in the meeting he was addressing. He was here to tell his staff about the new contracts they had just signed, which would give everyone job security. But being the pessimists they were, he could hear the downsighs already. When he did announce the good news, nobody believed him. They all had visions of severance packages in their heads and had all sent off their resumes and cleaned out their desks. How in the hell was he supposed to service the new contracts now? He figured they had all come down with contract squirmatitis! Etymology: downsize (To make a company smaller through terminations, retirements, or the selling off of various operations) & sighs (utter with a sigh) & down (cause to come or go down or non-existant)
Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Downsighs:
galwaywegian, 2008-05-30: 07:40:00
heeheeMustang, 2008-05-30: 22:19:00
I’ve had contract squirmatitis before, it’s no fun!! Excellent word.
Intimitermination: /in-tim-i-tur-mim-ay-shun/ The boss kept his employees working unpaid overtime with intimitermination techniques. If they didn’t reach their quotas a new team would replace them. Etymology: intimidation + intimate (hint) + termination Created by: Jabberwocky.
Comments on Intimitermination:
Rutilus, 2008-05-30: 14:12:00
Good mix – like itwordmeister, 2008-05-30: 13:54:00
Interesting and intimidating!!mikeysfbay, 2008-05-30: 18:56:00
Having been intimitermed a coupla times myself, I couldn’t help but vote for this. Good job!Mustang, 2008-05-30: 22:19:00
I sprained my tongue and split a lip saying intimitermination but I like it anyway!
Bangalorn: /BANGAlor+forLORN/ All the boss has to do is mention bringing in Offshore Resources and we are too bangalorn to do anything but suck it up. Etymology: BANGAlor+forLORN Bangalor, India – famous for being built up from the early outsourcing trend; the “Silicon Valley of India.” Created by: rebelvin.
Comments on Bangalorn:
arrrteest, 2008-05-30: 22:15:00
funny!Nosila, 2008-05-30: 22:57:00
Good one…I get bangalorn getting sales calls from the Royal Bank of Canada during my dinnertime!
Dispissal: /dis-piss-all/ Thanks to his boss’s regular habit of dispissalling on his subordinates, Allan had about as much confidence as a wet toilet seat. Etymology: dismiss, epistle,etc. Created by: wordmeister.
Comments on Dispissal:
Jabberwocky, 2008-05-30: 12:41:00
interestingwordmeister, 2008-05-30: 13:57:00
Thank you Jabberwocky!
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James
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Definition Comments:
Verbotomy – 2008-05-30: 00:00:01
Today’s definition was suggested by rebelvin. Thank you rebelvin. ~ James