{"id":653,"date":"2009-06-10T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2009-06-10T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=653"},"modified":"2009-06-10T11:00:02","modified_gmt":"2009-06-10T15:00:02","slug":"discomjobulated-do-you-think-i-should-stick-to-the-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=653","title":{"rendered":"Discomjobulated: Do you think I should stick to the plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION:<\/strong> v.<\/em> To stick to your plan even though you’ve realized it’s dumb. n.<\/em> A stupid plan, especially if it’s a career plan suggested by parents, teachers or guidance counselors who want you to be something that you’re not. <\/p>\n

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VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n

Discomjobulated<\/strong>: \/dis – com – job – you – lay – ted<\/em>\/ Joy did not want to be a comedian. When she was up on stage she felt all discomjobulated. Everyone else thought she was funny and wanted her to continue entertaining but she did not find any of this enjoyable. In fact, the more she made people laugh, the more she felt like crying. Etymology:<\/em> discombobulated (confused, embarrassed, Upset; broken, mixed up), job Created by:<\/em> mweinmann.<\/p>\n

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Comments on Discomjobulated:<\/strong><\/p>\n

mrskellyscl<\/a><\/strong>, 2009-06-08: 08:00:00<\/em>
So, would her anxiety be considered discomjobrelated?<\/p>\n

mweinmann<\/a><\/strong>, 2009-06-08: 11:34:00<\/em>
probably!<\/p>\n

hyperborean<\/a><\/strong>, 2009-06-08: 21:35:00<\/em>
Your sentence made me laugh out loud! Love it!<\/p>\n

DrWebsterIII<\/a><\/strong>, 2009-06-08: 23:13:00<\/em>
love the the word and the sentence made me pee in my pants<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Masqcareering<\/strong>: \/mask-kuh-reer-ing<\/em>\/ She wanted to be a scientist, but she was masqcareering as a carpenter because everyone in her family had been a carpenter going all the way back to Jesus. Etymology:<\/em> masquerading (pretending to be someone one is not) + career (a chosen profession) Created by:<\/em> hyperborean.<\/p>\n

Knockupation<\/strong>: \/nok u pay shun<\/em>\/ Contrary to what her family and guidance counsellors decided, Rosa kept her nose to the grindstone to avoid her planned knockupation as a Nobel-prize-winning writer. Yes, instead she was going to hone her skills and become a sharp-nosed reporter for the Daily PlanIt. Etymology:<\/em> Knock (find fault with;point out flaws;express criticism of) & Occupation (career; way of earning income) Created by:<\/em> Nosila.<\/p>\n

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Comments on Knockupation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

mrskellyscl<\/a><\/strong>, 2009-06-08: 10:30:00<\/em>
I guess work isn’t what it’s knocked up to be.<\/p>\n

mrskellyscl<\/a><\/strong>, 2009-06-08: 15:49:00<\/em>
I guess work isn’t what it’s knocked up to be.<\/p>\n

Mustang<\/a><\/strong>, 2009-06-08: 21:38:00<\/em>
Sounds like a relative of the school of hard knocks. Good word!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mockupation<\/strong>: \/ma:k -u – peshien<\/em>\/ Celine’s current mockupation as well as her pride and ego stood in the way of her true professional calling, similar to what verbotomy does to me on occasion<\/p>\n

Etymology:<\/em> Mock (travesty) + occupation ( the principal professional activity in one’s life) Created by:<\/em> DrWebsterIII.<\/p>\n

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Comments on Mockupation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

hyperborean<\/a><\/strong>, 2009-06-08: 21:52:00<\/em>
Great word! I struggled with this one!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

\nhttps:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=plan<\/a><\/p>\n

Be Creative, <\/p>\n

James<\/p>\n

www.verbotomy.com<\/a>
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DEFINITION: v. To stick to your plan even though you’ve realized it’s dumb. n. A stupid plan, especially if it’s a career plan suggested by parents, teachers or guidance counselors who want you to be something that you’re not. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Discomjobulated: \/dis – com – job – you … Continue reading Discomjobulated: Do you think I should stick to the plan?<\/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\/653"}],"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=653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}