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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. S

metrohumanx, 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 clever

metrohumanx, 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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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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DEFINITION: v. tr. to exercise power through the strategic use of personal insults, while pretending to offer encouragement. n. A leader who uses such methods.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Notivational: /no-ti-vay-shun-al/ June was so insecure in her position as team leader, that each year when it was her turn to “pump up” her team at the company’s annual banquet, she would make sure to have the best notivational speech prepared. Armed with about 15 minutes of subliminal messages, she would also politely reject any ideas and suggestions with a smile, followed by a rolling of the eyes as she pointed to the next raised hand. Etymology: Motivation: Stimulation of a salesperson’s, dealer’s, or employee’s innate desires and personal objectives by a program of recognition.

Notivational: The “antithesis” of the above. 🙂 Created by: lumina.

Comments on Notivational:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-05: 07:12:00
subtle yet sweet….powerpoint to the people!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-06: 04:56:00
Good word.

Humiliaid: /hyoo-mil-ee-eyd
/ Under the guise of motivating her sales team, Jenny would humiliaid every salesman in the department because she was a power tripping bitch. Etymology: HUMILIAID – verb – from HUMILIATE (to cause a person a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity) + AID (to give help or assistance) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Humiliaid:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-05: 07:16:00
Stalinesque salesladies slander slouches.

Wordotwist, 2008-08-05: 09:29:00
Wow ! Perfect – as for example a “a sweet verbal lashing”

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-06: 04:56:00
Nice word.

Upsult: /
up-ˈsÉ™lt / “Sure, you’re lazy. But its the ambitious people who are destroying the planet.”, he upsulted. Etymology: up (from uplift)
sult (from insult) Created by: badsnudge.

Comments on Upsult:

Nosila, 2008-08-05: 22:24:00
Good one, badsnudge…compact!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-06: 04:55:00
Very Good.

metrohumanx, 2008-08-06: 16:28:00
Succinct and bound to become trendy. Bravo!

Meanager: /Meanie + ger/ Tarquin pondered whilst refrying the fries, he was on a fascinating ‘Work your way round the Deep South’ US gap year, the Himalayas had been fully booked, unfortunately… yes absolutely he though to himself, yes the OED have really missed a trick there, because, right, Bubba, is quite mean, I mean you could call him a meanie even, and he’s my manager, well it says so on his badge so, right, well, actually he should be called a Meanager, because that’s absolutely so what he is! Maybe i will study classics at Oxford next year, I’ve certainly got the language skills he ruminated further as he scrapped the grits off the gumbo…. Etymology: Just like Tarquin said in the story
Mean or Meanie + Manager = Meanager Created by: pungineer.

Comments on Meanager:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-06: 16:33:00
When there was no crawdads, we ate dirt.

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DEFINITION: n. A momentary feeling of relief mixed with lingering dread, which occurs when your boss marches past the piles of unfinished work on your desk.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Loproductingle: /lo-PROD-uct-EEN-gull/ Sensing an evil presence nearby, Casper threw a spreadsheet over his Minesweeper game just in time to see the Library Director sweep past like the grim fog from a defiled graveyard.
Slowly, a LOPRODUCTINGLE spread over him as every cell in his database quivered like a child caught in a lie.
“I hope you’re working on those usage reports.” Pat said with a pseudofriendly voice that belied the hateful look in her cold grey administrative eye. “OH YEAH !” He stammered, only to regret his lack of a more creative reply. Casper’s eyes never wandered from the monitor until she floated wraith-like into her office. Relieved that the moment had passed, he began to relax, but the LOPRODUCTINGLE returned like the rising tide of fear he felt in his coffee-filled bladder. An out-of-body sensation stupefied his mind as he catalogued all the woes this encounter could bring to his pleasantly mundane life. He minimized the screen which mocked his defiance and resumed play in the minefield of academic employment…
Etymology: LOw+PRODUCTivity+tINGLE=LOPRODUCTINGLE
low: relatively small BS output….
productivity: a measure of useful work….tingle: to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation Created by: metrohumanx.

Comments on Loproductingle:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:33:00
The above incident is a product of fiction and bears no resemblance to any persons, living or undead.

metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:34:00
http://www.ifla.org/I/humour/humour.htm

metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:35:00
Live it or live WITH it!

metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:44:00
WOW! Verbotomists get up pretty early !

Nosila, 2008-08-04: 17:52:00
Loproductingle…I thought it was a stroke (of genius!)

Nosila, 2008-08-04: 23:39:00
Some of us verbotimists go to bed late…depends on your time zone!

Wordotwist, 2008-08-05: 10:56:00
Sounds like a jingle!

Squirmpile: /SKWURM-pahyl/ As files began to stack higher and higher in Bob’s in-tray, fellow workers realized that it was a clever ploy to avoid the boss’s glare and hide his own squirmpile. Etymology: SQUIRM: to feel or display discomfort or distress, as from reproof, embarrassment, pain, etc & PILE: an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other: a pile of papers. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Squirmpile:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:40:00
SQUIRMPILE…disturbingly vivid image.

pungineer, 2008-08-04: 09:18:00
Is that also what you get from cold office chairs and too many donut runs?

Nosila, 2008-08-04: 17:48:00
Good word…I think most people have squirmpiles at work!

Perplexfiles: /pur plecks fyles/ Suzy had that perplexfiles feeling again. What to hide away, what to look busy doing and what to let her boss see her working on. Her boss, Alvin, was on one of his rampages again. It was his idea of motivating and supervising his staff, he thought. He’d roam through the office, looking for flaws and then act all dramatic about what he found. Most of the staff kept out of his way when he went on these rants…bathroom breaks, lunch at 10:00 am or going to that doctor’s appointment. Alvin was such a diva, like he was the one upon whom all productivity depended. Luckily for Suzy and staff, he only did it when he was sober, so it did not happen very often! Etymology: perplex (bewildering, mystery,complcated) & files (a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together) & for rhyming X Files (The truth is out there…I want to believe…) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Perplexfiles:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:38:00
The grunts are gruntled. Good worl, Nosila!

pungineer, 2008-08-04: 09:22:00
It must be a case for Moldy & Scolder!

Shirkload: /shirk+load/ Elijah realised the open plan office vortex of no to slow productivity had struck again and that there were actual dust particles on the shirkload piled up on his desk. The Henderson files on the top were supposed to have been completed an hour ago and on the bosses’ desk by now – ‘Oh look a paper clip on the floor!’ – he dived and held his breath as his stomach churned – he could smell the halitosis…his boss was back from lunch… Etymology: shirk – to avoid honest toil
+ load – a unit of honest toil
[used as a noun and or a verb – a heavy shirkload or to be caught shirkloading]
Created by: pungineer.

Comments on Shirkload:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:42:00
SHIRKLOAD- nice ring to it…

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DEFINITION: n An invented language similar to baby talk, used by pet owners to communicate with their pets. v. tr. To speak to an animal using such a language.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Animalate: /an-uh-muhl-ate/ Sophie was proud of the way she could animalate with her dog. “Who’s a good boy?” Why you are my poopy doo..YES YOU ARE!” Give mommy kisses” OH such big, sloppy, puppy kisses! Yes they are…Oh YES THEY ARE! Etymology: Blend of animal and relate Created by: hooterbug.

Schmalliewallieschmoopsdedo: /Fuckin sound it out!/ Jesus, if I type this sentence for reals, I’ll never get laid again. Etymology: Meet me and my bitch, appearing in Austin.
704 bitches Created by: idavecook.

Geekinese: /geek-in-eez/ As far as after school jobs go, Sheila was happy enough at PetsRUs. She didn’t really mind the poop runs, or even hosing down the cages. There were days however, when she felt if one more potential buyer stood at the puppy window tapping and speaking geekinese, that she would definitely fill out an app over at Orange Julius! Etymology: geek: A person with an unusual or odd personality.

ese: Suffix meaning the language or dialect of.
Created by: lumina.

Comments on Geekinese:

Nosila, 2008-08-03: 00:51:00
OMG talk about Pulp Friction…at least at OJ they only pups she’d see would be Pizza Dogs!

Pronehoundsiation: /prone hownd see ashun/ Maggie used pronehoundsiation when speaking to her pet dogs. She was sure they had a simpler grasp of our language and therefore litterally spoke to all of them as though they were stupid, hard of hearing and/or impervious to the teasing of other pets. Her schmoogie-woogie Schnauzer; her oodly-noodly Poodle; her chewzie-woozie Chihuahua; her orky-dorky Yorky and her musky-wusky Husky were all equally embarrassed by her linguistic torture. So they made a pact, every time Maggie used her verbal offensives on them, they would respond in cat-talk. When she used her endearments on them, they would reply with various impersonations of “Meow” “Mew” “Yowww” “SSSSSSSSSSS” and “NoooWWWWW”. Maggie was so impressed that she bragged to her friends that her dogs had become bilingual. Isn’t that itty, bitty, kitty nifty??? Who’s feline better? Etymology: Pronunciation (the manner in which someone utters a word)& Hound ( any of several breeds of dog) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Pronehoundsiation:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:26:00
PRONEHOUNDSIATION ! PEALS of uproarious laughter, Nosila.

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