Verboticisms

Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: BAK-bohn-bahyt

Sentence: Mr. Wilkinson seized every opportunity to backbonebite. Only trouble was: being a self-employed web designer, he was the entire workforce.

Etymology: backbone + backbite

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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: petaj

Pronunciation: brawd-blast-ing

Sentence: Even on his last day as the CEO, Marcus was too weak-kneed to tell Bobby he was a good-for-nothing slacker. Instead he settled for broadblasting the whole team in his retirement speech.

Etymology: broadcasting + blast (vigorous outburst of criticism)

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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: 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: texmom

Pronunciation: spred blaym con clayv

Sentence: He avoides the spreadblameconclave for the obvious reason.

Etymology: spread - share blame - responsibility conclave - meeting

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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: rahullotli

Pronunciation: bhi-tro

Sentence: our boss is a big bhitro

Etymology: konkani

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Created by: blondibabi121692

Pronunciation: groop beet ing

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: in-ver-tuh-bee-ray-ting

Sentence: Every Wednesday morning, my boss holds an inverteberating. Last week, the gals were included in his tirade for leaving the light on in the men's room.

Etymology: invertebrate, berating

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COMMENTS:

Wonderful! - Clayton, 2007-06-29: 07:25:00

great word purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-29: 11:59:00

I have noticed over time that you and I seem to have similar tastes. - mplsbohemian, 2007-07-01: 15:00:00

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