DEFINITION: v. tr. To seek approval from your boss by emulating their style, mannerisms or affectations. n. A person who uses such techniques to win favor.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Bosstitute: /bos stit toot/ Irma had survived many bosses in her long career. She developed many survival skills to weather the changes brought on by the next best manager she’d get stuck training. One secret to her success was to bosstitute herself. She figured out early that these guys had such egos, they loved nothing better than gazing in a mirror. So she reinvented herself to copy traits or physical qualities of each boss. There was Rex the cowboy boss, whose inspired her chaps and stetson. There was Richard the Ivy League yuppie who inspired her 3 piece pin-striped suits and designer briefcase. There was Howie, the used car salesman, who inspired her polyester suit and open neck Aloha shirts. There was Hubert the nerd, who inspired her mismatched clothing and pocket protector and glasses with white tape on the frames. And there was the womanizer, Jake, after whom she dressed like a rake. She couldn’t wait to greet her new boss, Davinder Ravinder Pinderjit, in her new Nehru jacket with a marigold lei. Yes, Irma was definitely a bosstitute, a working girl and a hustler! Etymology: boss (chief, leader, person in control) & substitute (copy; a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another;act as a replacement) & prostitute (to sell ones self for money or favors) Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Bosstitute:
scrabbelicious, 2008-08-07: 04:51:00
An entire cast to bossitutes, they should put you on charge. Accompished effort there nosy. Smetrohumanx, 2008-08-07: 18:16:00
A true classic ! We must have worked in the same place in another life.Guest, 2008-08-07: 18:51:00
I love it. It rolls right off the tongue and into the ears of gossiping co-workers.OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-08: 01:04:00
Very neat.
Panderox: /pan-der-ox
/ With a vice-president position available, individuals being considered for the position panderox the boss at every possible opportunity. The secretaries have a chart keeping track of who is the biggest panderoxing fool.
Etymology: PANDEROX – PANDER + XEROX – verb – from PANDER (To cater to the tastes and desires of others) + XEROX (to copy, reproduce, or duplicate)
Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Panderox:
scrabbelicious, 2008-08-07: 09:52:00
indupitably, what a pandora’s box we weave. good word.OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-08: 01:08:00
original and clevermetrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:09:00
I once saw a panderox in an asian zoo.
Identichief: /I-den-tee-cheef/ Everyone thought that Martin had lost the plot when they saw that he had started to identichief the boss by dressing exactly the same and even dyeing his hair grey in order to look like him. But Martin had the last laugh when his crafty ploy worked and the boss promoted to head of his section thus doubling his salary. Etymology: Identical(exactly alike or the same) ORIGIN Latin identicus + Chief(the head of an organisation, having the highest rank or authority) ORIGIN French from Latin Caput ‘head’ = Identichief Created by: TJayzz.
Comments on Identichief:
scrabbelicious, 2008-08-07: 04:59:00
Put that thief back where you borrowed it chief, word.metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:12:00
I hope Martin was demoted to low man on the scrotum pole.
Sycopyphant: /si-CAH-pee-fuhnt/ Everyone knew Cathy was a complete suck-up, always doing whatever the CIO, Mr. Srinivasan, wanted. But jaws hit the floor when she came into the meeting room today. She had risen to the level of complete sycopyphant, cutting her hair short, dying it black, and wearing a Nehru jacket identical to what her boss always wore. The two were almost indistinguishable. Etymology: SYCOPHANT: a servile self-seeking flatterer + COPY an imitation or reproduction of an original Created by: TimTheEnchanter.
Comments on Sycopyphant:
Nosila, 2008-08-07: 23:26:00
Good word…like a psychopyphant maybe???metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:15:00
Great paragrab Tim the E…
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