DEFINITION: v. intr., To facilitate camaraderie among your colleagues by making fun at your boss’s expense, only to discover that you-know-who is standing right behind you. n., A professional faux pas made with the best intentions.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Exitango: /exuh-TAN-goe/ Dancing on the bosses desk and parodying his voice and mannerisms as she cavorted wildly, Lucinda realized too late that she had been doing the exitango. Etymology: Blend of ‘exit’ (to leave by being fired) and ‘tango’ a lively dance Created by: Mustang.
Comments on Exitango:
artr, 2008-10-21: 04:40:00
The warm-up act most have been the bossanova. Good word.
Paronody: /per o no dee/ Shelley was always the life of the party, even at work. She could imitate anybody, but especially her boss, Fred. Unfortunately, Fred gave her lots of material to work with. Like many bosses, Fred was always too busy to answer his staff’s concerns. If you wanted to get his attention, it was usually a challenge. Unfortunately for Shelley, Fred also had a knack for showing up when she least expected him. If you talked to him, he would not hear, but if you talked about him, he had omnipresent hearing. Fred could managerialize out of thin air. This happened on Shelley’s last day of work, when she was doing her paronody of Fred dancing at the Christmas party.
“Out, Shelley”, he yelled…”you will be a slambossador no more”! Etymology: Parody (humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody’s style in a humorous way) & Oh No! (Exclamation of regret, remorse, unpleassant surprise…like SNL’s Mr.Bill who always said “OHHH NOOOOO!)
Created by: Nosila.
Bossted: /boss-sted/ YOU: “Major calamity just now. Mark and I were in Leonard’s office, and Mark was showing me all the Cubans in Leonard’s humidor. Mark was all “Our boss has more money than brains!”. He thought about stealing some of the cigars, until he turned around and saw Leonard standing in the doorway.”
ME: “Ouch. Totally bossted.” Etymology: Busted (To get caught in a incriminating, shameful, or humiliating act)
Boss (i.e, Bill Lumbergh) Created by: thebbass.
Comments on Bossted:
Mustang, 2008-10-21: 22:57:00
Excellent!Nosila, 2008-10-22: 01:19:00
Bossferessence!
Beraternize: /bi-reyter-nahyz/ In our office, which has toxic management, beraternization of the boss is the only way we get through the day. It definitely builds team spirit with my colleagues when we beraternize about the “evil one”.
Etymology: BERATERNIZE – verb – from BERATE (to chide vehemently; to rebuke) + FRATERIZE (to associate with others in a brotherly, or congenial way)
Created by: Stevenson0.
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