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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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Fiscacide
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fiskəsīd
Sentence: Sydney was brought in as a hatchet man, to ruthlessly make cuts and layoffs to get the company back to a profitable status. He personally signed every pink slip that was processed. You can imagine his surprise when he found one with his name on it. He had apparently committed fiscacide. Somehow the security guard waiting outside his door to escort him from the building didn't make him feel very secure today.
Etymology: fiscal (of or relating to financial matters) + suicide (a course of action that is disastrously damaging to oneself or one's own interests)
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COMMENTS:
another great word artr - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-08: 14:52:00
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Econohnomics
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ek on oh no mix
Sentence: When Mr Bill did up his new budget, he had suggested cutting 20 jobs. The numbers sang to his boss, Mr.Sluggo, and so he included Mr. Bill's job in the redundancies. Mr. Bill learned the hard way about econohnomics! Oh Nooooooooo!
Etymology: Economics (financial managment) & Oh No (exclamation of alarm or concern and signature phrase of Mr. Bill, cartoon figure on SNL)
Spitfired
Created by: TimTheEnchanter
Pronunciation: SPIT-Fye-rd
Sentence: "If you want to hit these new cost-cutting targets," Vivian explained, "you need to get some really motivated, hard-working people on your staff. I've got this programmer, Jenny... I absolutely adore her. She is such a little spitfired, this application she's writing will save me almost as much as I'll save when I cut her salary from my budget."
Etymology: Spitfire: an energetic, enthusiastic person + Fired: terminated
Selfsacrifinance
Created by: Blegvadd
Pronunciation: self-sac-ri-fi-nance
Sentence: Steve selfsacrifinanced himself right into early retirement.
Etymology: Self-sacrifice + finance
Economicalemming
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eek oh nomm ik ah lemm ing
Sentence: Through his can-do attitude and brownnosing qualities Dave unwittingly became the sacrificial economicalemming in the financial department, under the new style of bleedership that prevailed since Ms Badger was promoted to head of Department. The same Ms. Badger that he had criticised for her overuse of whiteboard markers because of her over embellished writing style.
Etymology: economical lemming.
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COMMENTS:
do they work at the zoo? funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-27: 10:20:00
Seems like she ratted on him. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:21:00
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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)
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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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
Karmaudit
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: car-mah-dit
Sentence: If Ken knew that he was doing a karmaudit trying to be a suck-up, he would not have been so evil to the coworkers whose jobs he gleefully sacrificed to the money gods. In the words of the great Allen Toussaint,"the same dudes you misuse on your way up - you might meet up on your way down."
Etymology: karma: (Hinduism & Buddhism) the belief that ones actions determine ones fate + audit: inspection of business accounts and records
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COMMENTS:
The fickle finger of fate... - Nosila, 2009-07-08: 13:23:00
nice word - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-08: 14:50:00
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Sackonomise
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: sak-on-oh-mize
Sentence: Dan's far reaching cost cutting exercise had implications far closer to home than he had anticipated. Management had decided that the need for the company to sackonomise included his job too.
Etymology: sack - dismissal, redundancy; economise - make savings, reduce costs
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