{"id":325,"date":"2008-04-19T23:59:26","date_gmt":"2008-04-20T04:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=325"},"modified":"2008-04-20T10:00:58","modified_gmt":"2008-04-20T15:00:58","slug":"sybilitarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=325","title":{"rendered":"Sybilitarian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEFINITION:<\/strong> <em>n.<\/em> An extremely moody boss, happy one day, mad the next, happy, mad, happy, mad&#8230;. <em>v.<\/em> To happily give orders one minute, then angrily yell out the opposite instructions the next. (Note: It&#8217;s not because you&#8217;re moody. It&#8217;s because people don&#8217;t listen!)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/jimage400\/moody.gif\" alt=\"Thanks! But can't you see you're interrupting...\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> <em>(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sybilitarian<\/strong>:  \/<em>sib-uhl-TAIR-ee-uhn<\/em>\/ Moody-go-round was an apt description of a day in the life of Roxie. Her mood slings whirled from glad, sad, mad, bad, gad, cad or faddish. She was sort of a Matahari, Mother Teresa, Catherine Medici and Phyliss Diller rolled into one mind. Futhermore, it is said that her fellow workers spoke of her managerial style as sybilitarian, with few willing to prophesize her next &#8220;mood&#8221;. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  &#8220;SYBIL&#8221; a book turned into a movie,(1976), tells the tale of a woman who had up to  sixteen co-existing personalities &#038; &#8220;AUTHORITARIAN.&#8221; <em>Created by:<\/em> OZZIEBOB.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Comments on Sybilitarian:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=pieceof314\">pieceof314<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-04-10: 09:15:00<\/em> <br \/>I love saying it.  Great word!<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Jabberwocky\">Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-04-10: 11:29:00<\/em> <br \/>very nice<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Ambiguboss<\/strong>:  \/<em>am-big-u-boss<\/em>\/ It&#8217;s painful watching new employees interact with our ambiguboss on the first day. Their expressions quickly change from being elated to deflated within thirty seconds. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  ambiguous + boss + big boss <em>Created by:<\/em> Jabberwocky.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Comments on Ambiguboss:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=OZZIEBOB\">OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-04-11: 00:39:00<\/em> <br \/>Good word<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Manicger<\/strong>:  \/<em>man-ik-jer<\/em>\/ No one in our office ever wants to consult with our manicger because of her ridiculously insane bipolar mood swings which has everyone on the edge all day long afraid to interact with her. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  manic depressive illness (bipolar disorder) + manager <em>Created by:<\/em> Stevenson0.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Comments on Manicger:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=OZZIEBOB\">OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-04-11: 00:40:00<\/em> <br \/>Very good.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Alterigor<\/strong>:  \/<em>all &#8211; ter &#8211; ee &#8211; gor<\/em>\/ Samantha was usually a bubbly and very positive supervisor but there were times when a demon seemed to emerge,  an alter Igor,  that would turn her into a snarling creature that folks wanted to simply avoid. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  play on the term alter ego <em>Created by:<\/em> Mustang.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Comments on Alterigor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Jabberwocky\">Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-04-10: 13:21:00<\/em> <br \/>funny<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:<br \/> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=moody\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=moody<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be Creative, <\/p>\n<p>James<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\">www.verbotomy.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>the create-a-word game<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Definition Comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Verbotomy\">Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2008-04-10: 00:01:00<\/em><br \/>\nToday&#8217;s definition was suggested by <a href=\"\/verbotomist.php?user=remistram\"><strong>remistram<\/strong><\/a>. Thank you remistram. ~ James<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=galwaywegian\">galwaywegian<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2008-04-10: 07:36:00<\/em><\/p>\n<p>okay. That&#8217;s two in a row!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=remistram\">remistram<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2008-04-10: 10:00:00<\/em><br \/>\nare you suggesting that I am the teachers pet?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Verbotomy\">Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2008-04-10: 10:48:00<\/em><br \/>\nAnd I should also thank remistram for sending in the picture of her boss. ~ James<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=remistram\">remistram<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2008-04-10: 11:03:00<\/em><\/p>\n<p>not true, but James did hit the nail on the head, it&#8217;s a perfect interpretation of my def.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Verbotomy\">Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2008-04-10: 13:35:00<\/em><br \/>\nI had to use two nails, because there&#8217;s two heads! Are you sure that&#8217;s not your boss? Maybe it&#8217;s my boss? Two bosses? Oh no, my imagination running away with me again&#8230; Thanks remistam! ~ James<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Tigger\">Tigger<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2008-04-10: 19:06:00<\/em><br \/>\nOk, this woman looks like the sister of Zaphod Beeblebrox (from Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy, for those who don&#8217;t know \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a self-described &#8216;cool guy&#8217; with two heads).  <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=stache\">stache<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2008-04-10: 20:07:00<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To be a bit of a linguweenie, I have been advised by the web site that &#8220;[My] verbotomy have been updated.&#8221;  Hmph.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEFINITION: n. An extremely moody boss, happy one day, mad the next, happy, mad, happy, mad&#8230;. v. To happily give orders one minute, then angrily yell out the opposite instructions the next. (Note: It&#8217;s not because you&#8217;re moody. It&#8217;s because people don&#8217;t listen!) VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Sybilitarian: \/sib-uhl-TAIR-ee-uhn\/ Moody-go-round was &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=325\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sybilitarian<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[45,90,93,89,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}