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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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Amazicution
Created by: jellybean09
Pronunciation: a-mae-zi-que-tion
Sentence: Jelly bean and LolliPOP come together to create an amazicution of a relationship.
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Mitalimoment
Created by: mitali
Pronunciation: mithali without an "h" fitting :D moment :D
Sentence: a moment of dumbness portrayed by our owm mitali kulkarni :D the queen of c++ :D to be used when someone does something super dumb; quivalent to shooting yourself :D
Etymology:
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
Joligeter
Created by: saazgee
Pronunciation: jo-li-ge-tar
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
jo -from job li -from implemented get -from budget er -from slasher - saazgee, 2013-05-10: 04:23:00
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Slashcident
Created by: robcrow
Pronunciation: Slash-sid-dint
Sentence: As he spoke to the Board of Directors about his new cost cutting proposal James realised he may have had a slashcident. It was confirmed that he slashcidised himself when a board member commented, "Well, everyone in that division is now redundant".
Etymology: slash (representing cost slashing) + cident (representing accident).
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:
Jobicide is a perfect word for the definition. - splendiction, 2009-07-08: 23:32:00
a do it your selfer...like it. - mweinmann, 2009-07-09: 08:42:00
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Elemmingnation
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eeeee lemm ing nayshun
Sentence: He wanted so much to please Cliff, he designed his own elemmingnation. wjhy, oh why did he have to be so head over heels over cliff?
Etymology: elimination lemming
Problemmingsolver
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: prob lehm ing sahl vur
Sentence: the problemmingsolver went that one staep further than everyone else. one giant step for dunbkind
Etymology: problem solver lemming
Hegonomiser
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: he gawn o myzer
Sentence: Laurence was hired to curb the fiscal waste in his company. He made many enemies of his co-workers, who were used to spending their expenses like drunk sailors on shore leave. After the bloodshed of laying off so many employees, Laurence, too, found himself unemployed. The Hitman was Hit. The Terminator was terminated. The Economiser became the Hegonomiser and once again he'd have to tell his wife of his redumbdant status.
Etymology: Economiser (a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste) & He gone (as in terminated from a job, no longer employed) & Miser (thrifty, hoarder,stingy)
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COMMENTS:
excellent word. -\"redumbdant\" is another good one! - splendiction, 2009-07-08: 23:30:00
Cheers,splendiction, and his remaining co-workers reckon hew is a hegonomissed! - Nosila, 2009-07-09: 01:10:00
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Accolaidoff
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: acco/layde/off
Sentence: In addition to being lauded as an environmental champion for turning the parking lot into a green space, I also received an accolaidoff as my position as parking lot attendant was no longer viable.
Etymology: accolade(acknowledgment of merit)+ laid off
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-05-27: 07:07:00
nice one JW - galwaywegian, 2008-05-27: 09:01:00
I like it - 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