DEFINITION: v. To exercise power through the strategic use of personal insults, while pretending to offer encouragement. n. A leader who motivates people by insulting them.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Ensluragement: /en-slur-age-ment/ Margot was always ready to give ensluragement whenever someone got above their raisin by thinking they could do her job as well as she did. That way she could eliminate the competition and still sound like she was trying to help her underlings. Etymology: encouragement: to inspire hope, courage or confidence + slur: to talk about disparagingly or insultingly; to cast a disparaging remark Created by: mrskellyscl.
Comments on Ensluragement:
artr, 2010-01-06: 09:20:00
It takes slurrage to stand up to your subordinates.
Demeanie: /dee – meen – ee/ Amy was known as a demeanie around the office because she seemed to always find a way to make those around her feel bad about themselves. Her insults were always couched inside of a bit of sweet talk so she got away with it quite a bit….. Etymology: demean (degrade or make one aware of their shortcomings), meanie (a person of mean disposition) Created by: mweinmann.
Comments on Demeanie:
mrskellyscl, 2010-01-06: 14:17:00
fun word – I’ll have to share it with the kids
Insultivate: /in sul tiv ayt/ When Joan Collins played Alexis Carrington on “Dynasty”, she regularly would insultivate the other actors. They were sure that the vixenish Joan was using reverse psychology on them to improve their performances and make their reactions to her onscreen more lifelike. They never did realize that Joan relished abusing them, thanks mainly to another Collins always in her dressing room…frequent stiffeners of Tom Collins. Etymology: Insult (to treat, mention, or speak to rudely) & Motivate (to give an incentive for action)
Created by: Nosila.
Humiliaid: /hyoo-mil-ee-eyd/ Rachel would humiliaid every salesman in the department. She ripped every salesman apart personally then pushed them to exceed last month’s sales targets.
Etymology: humiliate + aid
Created by: Stevenson0.
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