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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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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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Efficiencease
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: Rhymes with \"efficiencies\"
Sentence: Oops! My efficiency plan for the company means that my job is now lost! I’ve made my own efficiencease!
Etymology: A play on efficiencies. efficient + cease
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COMMENTS:
Employmentally challenged! - Nosila, 2009-07-08: 13:21:00
Ha! - splendiction, 2009-07-08: 23:27:00
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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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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
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:
oh clever one.... - mweinmann, 2009-07-09: 08:43:00
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Selfsacrifinance
Created by: Blegvadd
Pronunciation: self-sac-ri-fi-nance
Sentence: Steve selfsacrifinanced himself right into early retirement.
Etymology: Self-sacrifice + finance
Shanequia
Created by: lindsxomarie
Pronunciation: sha - ney- ka- wa
Sentence: oh no you didnt shanequia.
Etymology: i love shanwquia
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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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