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DEFINITION: v. To listen intently and sympathize with your colleagues when they request assistance, and then to simply, and completely, forget about it. n. The ability to sympathize with, yet ignore, requests for help.
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Empathotomy
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: empa/thot/amy
Sentence: His unique skill in performing an empathotomy was known not only by his colleagues but also by his superiors.
Etymology: empathize + lobotomy
Assignore
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: ass-ig-nore
Sentence: As he assignored Paula's plea of help, he was racking up a new record on Tetris!
Etymology: assist + ignore
Egosponge
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: ege-spunge
Sentence: However he always listen very carefully when you ask him something, he never do it. He's a egosponge.
Etymology: ego from egoist + sponge from his memory is like a sponge
Disenharken
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: dis-en-hahr-kuhn
Sentence: John's disenharkening behavior left Carol feeling as though her confidant was useless.
Etymology: Take off on "dis" + "enhearten" meaning "to give heart" and "dis harken" meaning "forgetting to hear"
Shampathize
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: sham\\\' pa thize
Sentence: Julie\\\'s partner said he was very overwhelmed with their joint project, and it was Julie\\\'s turn to call clients. Julie completely shampathized, then she went back to shopping online.
Etymology: Sham + sympathize
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COMMENTS:
Etymology: Sham + sympathize - karenanne, 2009-09-18: 15:09:00
Good word! And I am not just being shampathetic... - jrogan, 2009-09-18: 15:55:00
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Ipodnod
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: I/pod/nod
Sentence: He was a master of the ipodnod. He looked intensely interested but he was really listening to his favorite tunes
Etymology: ipod + nod
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COMMENTS:
Is this a confession? - wordmeister, 2007-02-27: 19:31:00
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Awtoobadno
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Aw-too-bad-no
Sentence: "Aww...I'm so sorry and I feel your pain Paula Pokealong, but dear I will not help you again with your work and it's an awtoobadno situation for you that you must handle it this time on your own."
Etymology: Aw;—used to express mild disappointment, gentle entreaty, or real or mock sympathy or sentiment. Too; to an excessive degree : excessively : to such a degree as to be regrettable. Bad; failing to reach an acceptable standard. NO!; not so —used to express negation, dissent, denial, or refusal.
Compassionot
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kəmpashənät
Sentence: As much as Judy saw heads nodding as she explained her dilemma, when it came down to getting help, her coworkers are decidedly compassionot. What she later discovered was that upper management had replaced a number of her coworkers with life-sized bobbleheads.
Etymology: compassionate (feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others) + not (used to express the negative of other words)
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COMMENTS:
good one - galwaywegian, 2011-02-02: 09:53:00
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Compasshun
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: kuhm-PAH-shuhn
Sentence: Once again Rick responded with typical compasshun to Sharon's request for assistance with her looming deadline, seeming to be caring and sympathetic yet never finding the time to actually come to her aid.
Etymology: Blend of 'compassion' ( a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering) and 'shun' (to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid)
Sympafake
Created by: toralora
Pronunciation: sim/pah/faik
Sentence: I though he was supportive but as it turned out it was all one big sympafake.
Etymology: sympathize + fake/false
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Thanks James! shame I cant think of a word this time though, boo!
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James