Verboticisms

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: ihn-VURR-burr-ayt

Sentence: Alex's boss inverberated the entire staff all because Alex nicked a doughnut in lieu of breakfast at home.

Etymology: invertebrate + berate

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Created by: blondibabi121692

Pronunciation: groop beet ing

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈskeɪpˌhɝd/

Sentence: In theory, picking on an entire scapeherd will cause the group to be annoyed with whoever is actually responsible, but in practice, it tends to cause everyone to get disgruntled with the person laying the blame.

Etymology: Like a scapegoat, only an entire herd.

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: bac/less/lashing

Sentence: Another backlesslashing for us today

Etymology: backless + backlashing

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mac/roe/ad/mon/ish/ment

Sentence: My boss micromanages those she preceives to be weak. Those who stand up to her and give her a hard time are dealt with in large meetings using the macroadmonishment method.

Etymology: macro + management + admonish

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Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: run-zpahyn-voo

Sentence: The whole time they pointed fingers for the blame, I could only think how wonderful the runzpinevous was going since boss ignored the telltale fingers and we were all scolded. Boss was too scared to scold me. Hell, he scold everybody.

Etymology: rendezvous + "un"spine

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Tim-ed-mon-esh

Sentence: Our boss held a timidmonish this morning that was about certain petty things he would get irked about. Although, it was quite pointless since we knew the only person who "left the woman's bathroom door open" or "accidently left one's brassiere" had to be Sue... the only woman in our office.

Etymology: Timid (weak, spineless) + admonish (reprimand)

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COMMENTS:

Sue was a bit brassy by the sounds of it. Did she flaunt herself in the brasserie? - petaj, 2007-06-29: 19:49:00

Did she flaunt - Does a female Echidna deposit puggles? - ziggy41, 2007-06-29: 22:56:00

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Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: BREP-ree-mand

Sentence: Even though the EIC knew Johnson had slipped up on the reports, he gave the whole department a firm breprimand regarding its "inefficiency" so as to keep Johnson's vital funding as long as possible.

Etymology: Broad and reprimand.

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kluss terr bluss terr

Sentence: He went into the team meeting determined to give Rosie a good dressing down, but when she sashayed in, all eyelashes and cleavage, he decided a clusterbluster was the best option.

Etymology: cluster bombing, bluster

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COMMENTS:

his nervousness made it a clusterblunderbluster... - Alchemist, 2007-06-29: 10:52:00

Alchemist, I think that is referred to as a flusteredclusterblunderbluster. To be reamed out by Dolly Parton - bustyclusterbluster. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-29: 11:39:00

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: bl-asst-emm-bly

Sentence: They knew that a blastsembly was going to take place as there were mounds of catered food sitting in the conference room.

Etymology: blast (to hit with great force) + assembly (group)

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