{"id":496,"date":"2008-11-21T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2008-11-21T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=496"},"modified":"2008-11-21T11:00:02","modified_gmt":"2008-11-21T16:00:02","slug":"sneerleader-so-team-what-do-you-think-of-my-new-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=496","title":{"rendered":"Sneerleader: So team, what do you think of my new idea?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEFINITION:<\/strong> <em>n.,<\/em> An expressive gesture made with the belief that the person it is directed at cannot see it, typically occurs during telephone conversations, email discourses, and behind people&#8217;s backs. <em>v. tr.,<\/em> To use an unseen gesture to express what you cannot say.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/jimage400\/gesture.gif\" alt=\"So team, what do you think of my new idea?\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> <em>(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sneerleader<\/strong>:  \/<em>sn\u00c4\u201crl\u00c4\u201cd\u00c9\u2122r<\/em>\/ As Debbie was climbing a ladder wearing the company uniform including an apron emblazoned with a large company logo, one more customer asked &#8220;that&#8221; question. &#8220;Do you work here&#8221;? That&#8217;s when she snapped. She held it together long enough to direct them to their desired item but as they headed to the register, from atop her ladder she turned into a sneerleader. It was all the clerk at the register could do to keep a straight face as Debbie mocked from her elevated perch. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  sneer (a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone) + leader (the person who leads or commands) derivitive of cheerleader (a person who leads cheers and applause, esp. at a sports event) <em>Created by:<\/em> artr.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Comments on Sneerleader:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=wayoffcenter\">wayoffcenter<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-11-19: 06:21:00<\/em> <br \/>I wondered why the checkout clerk was in such a good mood&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Nosila\">Nosila<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-11-19: 23:14:00<\/em> <br \/>Rah RAh !<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=OZZIEBOB\">OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-11-20: 00:34:00<\/em> <br \/>Excellent<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Handestine<\/strong>:  \/<em>han-dess-tine<\/em>\/ They thought the CEO couldn&#8217;t see the one fingered handestine salute he was given behind his back. Little did they know he wore two way mirrored glasses. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  hand + clandestine (covert) <em>Created by:<\/em> Jabberwocky.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Comments on Handestine:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Mustang\">Mustang<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-11-19: 06:45:00<\/em> <br \/>Verbal gymnastics&#8230;I like it!!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Slymutecue<\/strong>:  \/<em>SLAHY-mew-TEE-kyoo<\/em>\/ Sick of glibogusity and forsaking the immense sense of self-satisfaction he gained from omnibouchelating, Bob, from a side window, hoped that his miensavvy, combined with his subtle slymutecues, would convince the members of the selection panel that he &#8211; not the present applicant, a onetime slykick, addressing the panel- was the right man for the job. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Blend of SLY: stealthy, insidious, or secret ; MUTE: silent; refraining from speech or utterance &amp;  CUE: a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion. <em>Created by:<\/em> OZZIEBOB.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Comments on Slymutecue:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Jabberwocky\">Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-11-19: 13:27:00<\/em> <br \/>ooh &#8211; nice<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=metrohumanx\">metrohumanx<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2008-11-19: 20:10:00<\/em> <br \/>Nice triple header!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Fliphandcy<\/strong>:  \/<em>flip-hand-see<\/em>\/ Sue was convinced that her fliphandcy would be construed as mere frivolity. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  flip (as in flip the finger) + hand + flippancy <em>Created by:<\/em> Stevenson0.<\/p>\n<p>To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:<br \/> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=gesture\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=gesture<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be Creative, <\/p>\n<p>James<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\">www.verbotomy.com<\/a><br \/>\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEFINITION: n., An expressive gesture made with the belief that the person it is directed at cannot see it, typically occurs during telephone conversations, email discourses, and behind people&#8217;s backs. v. tr., To use an unseen gesture to express what you cannot say. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Sneerleader: \/sn\u00c4\u201crl\u00c4\u201cd\u00c9\u2122r\/ As Debbie &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=496\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sneerleader: So team, what do you think of my new idea?<\/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":[90,93,89,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496"}],"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=496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}