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DEFINITION: v. To propose and win approval for cost-saving reforms, which when implemented result in the immediate elimination of your job. n. An ambitious budget-slasher who accidentally cuts themselves out of a job.
Verboticisms
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Employliability
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: em/ploy/lia/bill/itee
Sentence: His grasp of downsizing used to be considered a plus for his employability...now it is an employliability.
Etymology: employ + ability + liability
Jobicide
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: jäbisīd
Sentence: James wrote a program that automates the tasks that used to take him hours to do. The result is that it his work can now be handled by a part-time intern. The other result is that his job is now done by a part-time intern, a clear case of jobicide.
Etymology: job (a paid position of regular employment) + suicide (the action of killing oneself intentionally)
Reformsaken
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: ree - form - say - ken
Sentence: Joey was reformsaken after the changes he proposed. He was deemed brilliant for his cost cutting ideas but soon found himself out of a job.
Etymology: reform, forsaken (cast off, abandoned, destitute)
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COMMENTS:
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-08: 14:49:00
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Jobicide
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: job/i/cide
Sentence: Joe, in a cost cutting measure in his department committed jobicide.
Etymology: job + suicide
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COMMENTS:
how sad - I think the cartoon character has just realized this - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-27: 10:23:00
plain and simple. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:22:00
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Autosize
Created by: pieceof314
Pronunciation: aw-toe-sīz
Sentence: On the way out of the boss' office, Devon had a cartoon moment as if he had just realized that he ran off the edge of a cliff chasing after business inefficiencies. He stared out at the "television audience" afraid to look down after realizing that he just autosized himself out of a job.
Etymology: auto, self + size, after downsize
Discomjobulation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: dis - com - job - yew - lai - shun
Sentence: Yancey was a thoroughly devoted and ambitious young junior executive and he suffered a major bout of discomjobulation when his innovative and brilliant proposals resulted in his own termination.
Etymology: Play on the word 'discombobulation'.
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COMMENTS:
great word!! - TJayzz, 2008-05-27: 12:55:00
love saying this one - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-27: 10:15:00
a real word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:18:00
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Autosize
Created by: focusteacher
Pronunciation: auto size
Sentence: Jim didn't realize he had autosized by suggesting the reduction in programmer jobs.
Etymology: From Greek autos=self, and Old French sise=to fix the amount
Beancounterproductive
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: been-count-a-pre-duk-tiv
Sentence: Solly's brilliant plan to save costs in administration was a selffulfoiling prophecy. His plan to replace half the accountants with a super duper finance software application resulted in him getting a redundancy package and the beancounterproductive medal at the CPA annual awards night.
Etymology: bean counter (accountant) + counter productive (acting against usefulness)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word and the way you worked in that 'selffulfoiling' was very clever too. - Mustang, 2008-05-27: 07:52:00
terrific word and your little movie is fantastic - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-27: 10:17:00
Great movie - is there a sequel? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:33:00
Thank you. Releasing sequels too rapidly is a sign of $$$$ winning out over quality in the movie world. I'm not ruling out a sequel, but you might have to wait awhile. But how about some other verbotomists have a go. - petaj, 2008-05-28: 02:50:00
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Cosdefective
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Coz-dee-fect-iv
Sentence: Brian was feeling really smug about his novel cost-cutting plan for the company,until he realised he had made himself cosdefective when the boss handed him his redundency notice.
Etymology: Cost(the price necessary to achieve something)(From old French,Couster ) + defective(no longer useful or viable) = Cosdefective (Opp of Cost-effective)
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COMMENTS:
love it - galwaywegian, 2008-05-27: 09:00:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-27: 10:27:00
Very good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:17:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2008-05-27: 10:27:00
so many good words today
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James