Tag: Verbotomy

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)

Bombayboot: /bom-bey-boot/ Clyde thought he’d keep his crew in line with the threat of outsourcing. To his surprise the company gave his entire division the Bombayboot. Now if you call Clyde’s old phone number it is answered by someone with a heavy Indian accent named Bradley. Etymology: Bombay (city in India) + boot (dismiss from service, fire) Created by: artr.

Goadriddance: /gohd rih duns/ In a tough economy, bosses can utilize goadriddance to threaten their employees to work harder. Etymology: From goad=to provoke to stimulate some action or reaction, and riddance=the action of removing something troublesome Created by: focusteacher.

Pinkslipophobia: /pink slip o fobia/ Serena suffered from pinkslipophobia,especially when the budget cuts were announced each year. So far she had dodged that bullet. She was sure it was because she refused to wear a pink slip to work… Etymology: Pink slip (lose your job) & Phobia (fear) Created by: Nosila.

Redundantsee: /re – DUN – dant – see/ Alvin was deeply depressed, caught up in serious redundantsee and having visions of his position at the office being eliminated and finding himself looking for a new source of income, Etymology: Blend of ‘redundant’ (excess to requirements, unnecessary) and ‘see’ (observe, catch sight of) . A play on redundancy, a term for ‘layoff’ in some places. Created by: Mustang.

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DEFINITION: n. A person who, despite professional lessons and incessant practice, cannot dance without looking like a ruptured goose. v. To dance in an awkward or clumsy manner.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Poultrysamba: /pol tree sam ba/ At Gerda and Josef Gobble’s wedding, Vi was a bridesmaid and was forced to dance with the best man, the obnoxious Tom, who was drunk on Grey Goose Vodka. She was mortified when he dragged her up to do the Chicken Dance and everyone in the room stopped what they were doing to take a gander at his poultrysamba style of twerpsichore. He had no trouble getting “down” but he kept honking for Vi to get him back up. That’s when he start calling her his little Viagra. When the seemingly endless dance mercifully was over, Tom goosed Vi and she in turn clipped his “wings”. Of course, this was caught on video and is now all over the Web! Etymology: Poultry (Fowl) & Samba (Brazilian dance) & WordPlay on paltrey sum (a small amount) Created by: Nosila.

Coordinainted: /co-ORD-in-aynt-ed/ Finsterwald was totally coordinainted, so much so that he gave new meaning to ‘two left feet’…in fact at times he appeared to have THREE left feet and much to his consternation, he was absolutely unable to perform the footwork to any of the popular dances of the day. Etymology: Blend of ‘coordinated’ (adept – skillful) and ‘ain’t’ (alternative to ‘isn’t’) Created by: Mustang.

Choreawkraphy: /kawr-ee-awk-ruh-fee/ I’m not sure you could say that Ronnie can’t dance. He certainly has some interesting and athletic moves. It’s just that his choeawkraphy and exuberance make it dangerous to be near him. Etymology: choreography (the art of composing ballets and other dances) + awkward (lacking skill or dexterity) Created by: artr.

Choreseptic: /kor uh sep tik/ She wanted to dance, but Emily didn’t know she’d been asked by a choreseptic. Etymology: From the Greek khoros=dance, and the Greek septos=putrefying or rotten. Created by: focusteacher.

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DEFINITION: v. To arrange with a friend to phone you with a “crisis” during a blind date, in case you need to make an emergency exit; n. A fake “emergency” phone call that is used to end a blind date.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cellafeign: /cell uh feyn/ Marsha, please remember to cellafeign at 8:00 and we’ll see if I need it. Etymology: From the Modern American cell, indicating a phone area since 1977, and the Old French feindre meaning to pretend, represent, imitate or shirk. Created by: focusteacher.

Amourgency: /a mur jen cee/ When Violet had prearranged to have her friend Brenda call her ten minutes after her blind date started, she had no idea it would be such an amourgency…her date smelled, was possessive and creepy! Etymology: Amour (French for Love) & Emergency (crisis situation) Created by: Nosila.

Aracknaphonya: /ah-rak-na-PHONE-ya/ Pheobe’s first impression of her blind date, Winston, was that he looked like a giant insect and was actually frightening and as a result she hovered near the phone awaiting a prearranged ‘just in case’ phone call that would offer her an ‘escape clause’. Etymology: Blend of ‘arachnophobia’ (fear of arachnids), ‘acck’ (expression of disgust’ and ‘phone’ (cell phone) Created by: Mustang.

Catrastrophoney: /kuh-tas-truh-foh-nee/ Joan was not at all sure about going out on a date with a guy she met through an online dating service. Even though one of her girlfriends swore by it, Bubba’s Buds didn’t feel quite right to her so she arranged for June to give her a catastrophoney call just to be safe. Etymology: catastrophe (a sudden and widespread disaster) + phone (telephone) + phoney (not genuine; fake ) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: v. To propose and win approval for cost-saving reforms, which when implemented result in the immediate elimination of your job. n. An ambitious budget-slasher who accidentally cuts themselves out of a job.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Discomjobulation: /dis – com – job – yew – LAY – shun/ Clancey was a thoroughly devoted and ambitious young junior executive and he suffered a major bout of discomjobulation when his innovative and brilliant proposals resulted in his own termination. Etymology: Play on the word ‘discombobulation’ (To throw into a state of confusion) Created by: Mustang.

Problemmingsolver: /prob lehm ing sahl vur/ the problemmingsolver went that one staep further than everyone else. one giant step for dunbkind Etymology: problem solver lemming Created by: galwaywegian.

Snafrugality: /snaf ru gal itee/ When Barney invented a program to measure attendance at work, he didn’t anticipate that his time-keeping job might become redundant and he would fall victim to snafrugality. Etymology: SNAFU (Acronym often used by WW2 soldiers for:Situation Normal, All F****d Up) & Frugality(prudence in avoiding waste)
Created by: Nosila.

Joligeter: /jo-li-ge-tar/ Etymology: Created by: saazgee.

Comments on Joligeter:

saazgee, 2013-05-10: 04:23:00
jo -from job
li -from implemented
get -from budget
er -from slasher

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DEFINITION: v. To insist on helping someone in spite of their repeated assurance that they have things well in hand, and already have their own remedies in mind. n. Unwanted help or assistance.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Foistaid: /foyst-ayd/ Mary Jo seemed unable to resist the notion that others couldn’t possibly do without her helpful intervention, and as so often was the case those she provided foistaid to became victims rather than recipients of genuine assistance. Etymology: Blend of ‘foist’ (To impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by coercion or trickery) and ‘aid’ (assistance) Created by: Mustang.

Dragginfly: /drag gin fly/ When Ben got his naughty bits stuck in his zipper, his girlfriend Mary made things worse by being a dragginfly. There’s just something about Mary… Etymology: Dragging (something that slows or delays progress;pull, as against a resistance )& Fly (opening in front of pants) & WordPlay on Dragonfly (large flying insect) Created by: Nosila.

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