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DEFINITION: v. To stick to your plan even though you've realized it's dumb. n. A stupid plan, especially if it's a career plan suggested by parents, teachers or guidance counselors who want you to be something that you're not.
Verboticisms
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Vocationullment
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: voe - cay - shu - NULL - muhnt
Sentence: Following his mentor's recommendation to pursue a career in a field he truly hated, Trevor was on a path to certain failure - self induced vocationullment - and he was oblivious to the long term cost of that failure.
Etymology: Blend of vocation and annulment.
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COMMENTS:
like the blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-28: 15:42:00
Mustang, sounds like you and I could both not get the new word last night...due to computer problems. However, I like your word. - Nosila, 2008-04-28: 22:21:00
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Determinut
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: dee-TERM-eh-nut
Sentence: Gwendolyn is a whacked out determinut when it comes to career choices, bent on becoming an opera singer though she cant carry a tune, has a raspy voice and cant even pronounce the names of most operas.
Etymology: Blend of 'determined' (bent on doing something) and 'nut' (slang for ''crazy person')
Mislabored
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: mis-labored
Sentence: Janet was mislabored because of her guidance counselor who advised her to become a gym teacher even though she had a full scholarship to Peabody for voice. "What can you do with a degree in voice?" he asked. "If you become a gym teacher you have guaranteed income."
Etymology: Misled: given bad advice + labor: work + mislabeled: incorrect labeling
Modusoperandumb
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: moh/duhs/op/uh/ran/dum
Sentence: A parent who pushes a child into an activity, or area where the child has no known ability, or confidence is performing an act of modusoperandumb.
Etymology: modus operandi (an unvarying, or unyielding act, method, or procedure) + dumb
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COMMENTS:
Welcome back, Stevenson0! - Nosila, 2009-06-08: 21:27:00
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Jobogma
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: job-OGG-muh
Sentence: Her aptitude test just made her depressed- Said her fate was to be a Webmaster… But a shepherd of sheep was her dreamjob BoPeep knew that techiestuff just slipped on past her. She decided to take their JOBOGMA to heart- And swore by it with her every breath- A servant of haste on the World Wide Waste, She cried at her Blue Screen Of Death.
Etymology: JOB+(bog)+dOGMA= JOBOGMA.....JOB: something produced by or as if by work; perhaps from obsolete English job lump.....BOG: transitive verb : to cause to sink into or as if into a bog or a deadend job, impede, mire; Middle English (Scots), from Scottish Gaelic & Irish bog- (as in bogluachair bulrushes), from bog marshy, literally, soft, from Middle Irish bocc; probably akin to Old English būgan to bend.....DOGMA: a point of view or tenet put forth by a career counselor as authoritative without adequate grounds; Latin dogmat-, dogma, from Greek, from dokein to seem.
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COMMENTS:
I'm a little dismayed by the lowbrow profanity that gets twittered.... - metrohumanx, 2009-06-08: 05:14:00
Welcome back, metro...missed youand your witticisms! - Nosila, 2009-06-08: 21:26:00
great word....good to see you creating again... - mweinmann, 2009-06-09: 08:13:00
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Doofusized
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: dew-fuh-sized
Sentence: Susan was so doofusized in her career choices...that it had gotten to the point it was scary for others to watch her flub up!
Etymology: Doofus - a stupid, incompetent, or foolish person and added u-sized - arranged or adjusted.
Mockupation
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: ma:k -u - peshien
Sentence: Celine's current mockupation as well as her pride and ego stood in the way of her true professional calling, similar to what verbotomy does to me on occasion
Etymology: Mock (travesty) + occupation ( the principal professional activity in one's life)
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COMMENTS:
Great word! I struggled with this one! - hyperborean, 2009-06-08: 21:52:00
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Nosegrindoffism
Created by: green
Pronunciation: nose-grind-off-ism
Sentence: For ten grueling years, Matt slogged at his accounting job, dragging himself into work each day, only to be berated by his boss for his inability to add two plus two. But Matt persevered, believing what his parent's taught him: nosegrindoffism will pay off eventually.
Etymology: bleeding nose, grindstone
Vocationono
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: vo-cay-shun-NO-no
Sentence: By following his mentor's recommendation to pursue a career in a field he truly hated, Larson was committing vocationono and was on a path to certain failure and while seeking short term fulfillment he was oblivious to the long term disappointments.
Etymology: Blend of vocation and no no
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COMMENTS:
What is work? Work is STRUGGLE!
-Chairman Moe
....gret word, Muz! - metrohumanx, 2009-06-08: 05:05:00
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Dubya
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: dub-yuh
Sentence: Gosh darnit, we're gonna dubya our way through this problem until we got "mission accomplished".
Etymology: George W (Dubya) Bush
Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Secret # 1: "There is no plan". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Nosila - 2008-04-28: 22:24:00
I can usually get the new word by 10:00 pm MDT, but last night it was late and I eventually had to flake out to get up for work. Hope it's "on time" tonight!Cheers!
Yes Nosila, I was working way too late last night. I got stuck between few words, or something like that... but eventually I got it done. Thanks! ~ James
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Secret # 1: "There is no plan". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by johnnybunko. Thank you johnnybunko. ~ James