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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.
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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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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
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)
Fundrazor
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fund razor
Sentence: Winston was originally the Fun Raiser in the office. He dreamed up all the themes and decorations for all the social activities at work and deputized several co-workers to help him. He contracted caterers, event planners and spent hours of company time planning all the celebrations (at least one a month). When asked for cost-cutting ideas from the boss, he suggested that they stop paying third parties and just do their own event planning. His boss thought that eliminating all the social activities would save them a bundle, so Winston's job was eliminated as were his helpers'. Winston is now known as the Fundrazor...a social pariah.
Etymology: Fund (a reserve of money set aside for some purpose;a supply of something available for future use)& Razor (edge tool used in shaving, cutting hair)& Razer (someone who tears down so as to make flat with the ground) & Play on Fundraiser (someone who solicits financial contributions;a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money)
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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Expendthrift
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ik-SPEND-thrift
Sentence: Sayonara Bob, best wishes for the future, now you know the human cost of being an expendthrift.
Etymology: EXPEND, do away with, To "pay" out, rid 2. Squander THRIFT:Frugality,economy
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COMMENTS:
very clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-27: 10:21:00
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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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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
Bottomlineboot
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: botum/line/boot
Sentence: Soon after he recommended eliminating the popular pinkslip party from the annual budget, he realized his boss would probably give him the "bottomlineboot" award (right out the door on his tender tush!)
Etymology: Bottom line - financial statement + boot (to be fired or laid-off).
Careericide
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kəri(ə)isīd
Sentence: Rob’s ”Fall on your sword” project had the expected results. Now, going from job interview to job interview, he wonders why he committed this act of careericide. Worse than loosing his job he finds that he has been de-friended by most of his old coworkers on Facebook.
Etymology: career (an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life) + suicide (the action of killing oneself intentionally)
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