DEFINITION: n. A prop (e.g. papers, files or any non-functional equipment) used to create the illusion of busyness. v. tr. To use such a prop to mask inactivity.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Fileofaux: /Fy-el-o-foe/ Tarquin never went anywhere without his fileofaux, he wanted everyone to think he was extremely busy doing a very important job, when really he was just loafing around doing as little as possible. Etymology: File(a folder for keeping loose papers in order) + Faux(artificial,imitation) ORIGIN French false = Fileofaux. See also filofax(a loose-leaf notebook for recording notes) ORIGIN representing a colloquial pronunciation of file of facts Created by: TJayzz.
Comments on Fileofaux:
scrabbelicious, 2008-08-06: 06:48:00
Fawny collision of meanings there TJ. Good word!metrohumanx, 2008-08-06: 16:25:00
File a foe under fiendish!Nosila, 2008-08-06: 21:52:00
Great minds think alike…I had toyed with that word as well…isn’t that fauxbulous!
Phantofiles: /fan-toe-files
/ Joe had six different coloured sets of phantofiles he alternated at various times of the day to keep ‘The Man’ off his case and to demonstrate his industriousness and multitasking abilities. “Damn, he’s good!” thought his boss. “He’s been working on six different projects today and it’s only noon.” Joe’s phantofiles put him in line for a raise.
Etymology: PHANTOFILES – noun – from PHANTOM (an appearance, or illusion without material substance) + FILES (a container, or folder for keeping
papers in order)
Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Phantofiles:
Nosila, 2008-08-06: 00:50:00
I worked with a guy that did that…he got away with it until his new female boss figured him out and gave him the boot!scrabbelicious, 2008-08-06: 06:43:00
pesty female bosses!metrohumanx, 2008-08-06: 11:25:00
What datum lurks in the hearts of men?Only the Phantofile knows.
Camoufraud: /CAM – oh – frod/ Maurice is a complete phony, inept in his job and short of actual job knowledge so in order to deceive his employers and fellow employees he regularly committed camoufraud, carrying file folders and other work related objects in an effort to create the illusion that he was fully engaged in work efforts. Etymology: Blend of camouflage and fraud. Created by: Mustang.
Comments on Camoufraud:
metrohumanx, 2008-08-06: 16:47:00
There was abuffoon called Maurice__Who carried around a valise__He shunned so much labor__not even his neighbor__could say if he’s live or deceased.lumina, 2008-08-06: 23:51:00
The best!
Shirkprop: /SHURK-prop/ Bob was a fauxbullient gizbo, but most of all a he was a scheming skirkprop. Etymology: SHIRK: One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the
performance of duty or labor& PROP: any movable articles, item or objects used on the set of a play or
movie; Created by: OZZIEBOB.
Comments on Shirkprop:
Mustang, 2008-08-06: 05:35:00
Bob sounds like a complete fauxny. Shirkbait? Good word!
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