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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.
Verboticisms
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Pretendhelp
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I must use my pretendhelp abilties to get rid of my co-worker.
Etymology: pretend-to-help
Eyewall
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: eye/wall
Sentence: His eye contact was perfect and sincere and his responses empathetic and kind, but his memory was going into shut down mode. He was a master at the ability to eyewall his colleagues.
Etymology: eye + eye ball + fire wall
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-27: 09:12:00
perfect word, in fact - I love it! - w5lf9s, 2007-02-27: 11:26:00
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Beingamanager
Created by: euclid
Pronunciation: being-a-manager
Sentence: Jason just totally exhibited empathy and love for Tina, but he was just beingamanager.
Etymology: ...
Flipservice
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: flip/sur/vus
Sentence: His flipservice was so convincing, he never did any actual work
Etymology: flip (about face) + lip service (hypocracy)
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COMMENTS:
Can also be tied to flippant, which is quite appropriate. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-27: 10:01:00
Excellent point purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-27: 13:30:00
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Flusterduck
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: FLUS-tuhr-duk
Sentence: Once more frustrated in her effort to get him to change the office mousetrap, Brenda stormed angrily from Dick's office. "That woethario has flusterducked me for the last time. Time to go over his head. I'm calling DADDY!"
Etymology: From the Flemish "Flustre Du" meaning to pee on the outhouse door in winter, causing it to freeze shut.
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COMMENTS:
Big tip of the pen to purpleartichokes! - Alchemist, 2007-02-27: 08:32:00
What kind of culture needs a word for "freezing the outhouse door shut by peeing on it"? Interesting word... - Discoveria, 2007-02-27: 08:58:00
I thought Flustre Du was to pee on an electric fence. Thanks for clearing that up! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-27: 09:57:00
the Flemish have a peculiar sense of humor. you see, the act was performed to trap unsuspecting victims, or "flustrekels" INSIDE the outhouse. - Alchemist, 2007-02-27: 11:04:00
No doubt to try to turn them into flustcicles. Those naughty Flemish! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-27: 12:13:00
I guess I'd be flustered-too if I was trapped in an outhouse by some bladder-emptying trickster. - Discoveria, 2007-02-27: 15:44:00
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Sympatigo
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: simmm pat eye gow
Sentence: He was tres sympatigo, nodding sympathetically while reversing out the door
Etymology: sympatico, I go
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.
Sympalies
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: sim-pa-lize
Sentence: Ied can always be counted on to sympalies with you when you're having trouble. He says he'll be happy to help you, but whenever you need him, he's nowhere to be found. Later he has one excuse after another for why he couldn't help.
Etymology: sympathize: to feel compassion for another's trouble + lies: a false statement told to pass for truth
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-09-18: 07:49:00
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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"
Avoiquest
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: av oi quest
Sentence: Frank was the most renown for avoiquesting in the office. Ask him anything and you can bet tomorrow he wont remember any of it.
Etymology: from avoid and request.
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