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DEFINITION: n. An extremely moody boss, happy one day, mad the next, happy, mad, happy, mad... v. To happily give orders one minute, then angrily yell out the opposite instructions the next. (Note: It's not because you're moody. It's because people don't listen!)
Verboticisms
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Sybilitarian
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: sib-uhl-TAIR-ee-uhn
Sentence: Moody-go-round was an apt description of a day in the life of Roxie. Her mood slings whirled from glad, sad, mad, bad, gad, cad or faddish. She was sort of a Matahari, Mother Teresa, Catherine Medici and Phyliss Diller rolled into one mind. Futhermore, it is said that her fellow workers spoke of her managerial style as sybilitarian, with few willing to prophesize her next "mood".
Etymology: "SYBIL" a book turned into a movie(1976), tells the tale of a woman who had up to sixteen co-existing personalities & "AUTHORITARIAN."
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COMMENTS:
I love saying it. Great word! - pieceof314, 2008-04-10: 09:15:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-10: 11:29:00
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Simonlegrief
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: si-mehn-leh-GREEF
Sentence: At times the boss was pleasant to the point of being syrupy but everyone knew that would be short lived and that he would once again become the slave driving tyrant, causing them much grief and they jokingly called him Simonlegrief....behind his back, of course.
Etymology: Play on the name of the fictional slave driver Simon Legree blended with 'grief'.
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COMMENTS:
Cute... - Nosila, 2009-05-29: 18:08:00
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Bossoppsite
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: bos - op - sit
Sentence: Stacy used the bossoppsite stype of management. She barked orders that were contradictory to each other, praised and chastised in the same sentence and often wore clashing colors.
Etymology: boss, opposite
Alterigor
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: all - ter - ee - gor
Sentence: Samantha was usually a bubbly and very positive supervisor but there were times when a demon seemed to emerge, an alter Igor, that would turn her into a snarling creature that folks wanted to simply avoid.
Etymology: play on the term alter ego
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-10: 13:21:00
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Yupnaher
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: yup-nah-er
Sentence: Nancy Twinheadz was such a yupnaher her co-workers didn't know what to do to please her.
Etymology: Yup - Slang for Yes and Nah - Slang for No and added er.
Bipolarbaron
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: bi-pole-ur-bear-un
Sentence: Randy is a bipolarbaron, ruling his staff with an iron fist one day, and a big box of warm fluffy doughnuts the next.
Etymology: bipolar, polar bear (cuz they look so cute until they're killing baby seals), baron - an important industrialist, esp. one with great power in a particular area
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COMMENTS:
I really hope my boss isn't a verbotomist. - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-10: 07:46:00
LOL!!! Good one! I haven't seen this one before~ - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-20: 03:02:00
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Angriapipipidaaeei
Created by: balku4
Pronunciation: an-gree-pi-pi-pi-dey
Sentence: my boss is really witout mention in the whole world including my family meembers to the max is angriapipipidaaeei
Etymology: angry and happy
Birector
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: bye-rect-a
Sentence: "mmm! will have to think up something creative to go here -- no stuff that who gives a fig about reading clever sentences anyhoo" Birector of Sentencing.
Etymology: Director + Bi (as in two-faced BItch) and bipolar
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COMMENTS:
GET THAT SENTENCE EDITED!!! Or not; you should go with your feelings on this one. - stache, 2008-04-10: 07:59:00
I think that's precisely what the birector of sentencing might say - it would be funny if your verbotomy referred to a judge. - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-10: 11:27:00
Ya think? - stache, 2008-04-10: 19:53:00
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Bipolarbear
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: bye-polar-bear
Sentence: Reading her face, Christa was in a bad mood. We never know why, but when the bipolarbear is on a rampage better steer clear!
Etymology: bipolar (opposite ends of an emotional spectrum) + Polar Bear (a large beast with a fine line of being cute and murderous rampage)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2008-04-10: 07:36:00
okay. That's two in a row!
remistram - 2008-04-10: 10:00:00
are you suggesting that I am the teachers pet?
And I should also thank remistram for sending in the picture of her boss. ~ James
remistram - 2008-04-10: 11:03:00
not true, but James did hit the nail on the head, it's a perfect interpretation of my def.
I had to use two nails, because there's two heads! Are you sure that's not your boss? Maybe it's my boss? Two bosses? Oh no, my imagination running away with me again... Thanks remistam! ~ James
Tigger - 2008-04-10: 19:06:00
Ok, this woman looks like the sister of Zaphod Beeblebrox (from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, for those who don't know — a self-described 'cool guy' with two heads).
stache - 2008-04-10: 20:07:00
To be a bit of a linguweenie, I have been advised by the web site that "[My] verbotomy have been updated." Hmph.
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
haha, looks we had the same idea on this one.