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DEFINITION: v. To seek approval from your boss by emulating their style, mannerisms or affectations. n. A person who copies their boss's style in order to win favor.
Verboticisms
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Identichief
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: I-den-tee-cheef
Sentence: Everyone thought that Martin had lost the plot when they saw that he had started to identichief the boss by dressing exactly the same and even dyeing his hair grey in order to look like him. But Martin had the last laugh when his crafty ploy worked and the boss promoted to head of his section thus doubling his salary.
Etymology: Identical(exactly alike or the same) ORIGIN Latin identicus + Chief(the head of an organisation, having the highest rank or authority) ORIGIN French from Latin Caput 'head' = Identichief
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COMMENTS:
Put that thief back where you borrowed it chief, word. - scrabbelicious, 2008-08-07: 04:59:00
I hope Martin was demoted to low man on the scrotum pole. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:12:00
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Echohead
Created by: sanssouci
Pronunciation: ek o hed
Sentence: "Sara thought that Sally, her new manager was stylish, clever and beautiful. In a vain attempt to get Sally to notice her,Sara set about becoming an echohead. Maybe that would make Sally realise how similar the both were?"
Etymology: Echo - a sound heard again near its source after being reflected. 2. A Person who reflects or imitates another. mid-14c.,personified as a mountain nymph, from ekhe "sound." The verb is from 1550s. Head - a person at the top, to whom others are subordinate, as the director of an institution or the manager of a department, the boss
Suckuphisticate
Created by: jimmmm
Pronunciation: suck-u(p)-FIST-i-cut
Sentence: When Lauri laughed at her boss's pseudo-intellectual jokes, she showed herself to be a true suckuphisticate.
Etymology: suck-up + sophisticate
Bossimilate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: boss-sim-ill-ayt
Sentence: as everyone in the office started to look more and more like Mrs Jenkins, i realised resistance was futile... if i didn't bossimilate soon i'd stick out like a sore thumb
Etymology: boss, assimilate, similar, simulate
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COMMENTS:
better a sore thumb that a sore ... - better not go there today - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 09:55:00
Thumb your nose at our puns all you like. - Clayton, 2007-06-14: 11:53:00
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Ingratiape
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: in-gray-si-aip
Sentence: Ms. York was able to photocopy her fundament on "letter" at the office party, while Susan had to switch to "legal", undermining her ongoing efforts to ingratiape herself with her supervisor.
Etymology: ingratiate + ape (copy)
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COMMENTS:
this is good!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 11:49:00
Nice one. - Clayton, 2007-06-14: 15:23:00
I like it. - texmom, 2007-06-14: 18:14:00
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Assinkizzor
Created by: rjk31
Pronunciation: a/ssss/kiss/er
Sentence: T was such an assinkizzor that she sucks up to every detail of Mary
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
there are too many assinkizzors! - rjk31, 2007-06-14: 15:24:00
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Panderox
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pan/der/ox
Sentence: With a vice-president position available, individuals being considered for the position panderox the boss at every possible opportunity. The secretaries have a chart keeping track of who is the biggest panderoxing fool.
Etymology: pander (to cater to the lower tastes and desires of others, or exploit their weaknesses) + xerox (copy)
Copykate
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: käpēkāt
Sentence: CopyKate wants so much to be like her boss that it hurts. The trouble is that her budget for the extravagant is nowhere near his. He wears European designer suits and drives a top-of-the-line Fiat. She wears knockoffs and drives a counterfiat, a Ford Fiesta with an after-market simulant grill. The shaved head wasn’t difficult to pull off. The chest hair may take some doing.
Etymology: duplicate (exactly like something else, esp. through having been copied) + Kate (woman’s name) A play on copycat
Pretwinder
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: pre-twin-der
Sentence: Kimberly would have been annoyed at Zinnia's blatant pretwinding around their boss, Jared, if Kimberly wasn't sleeping with him.
Etymology: pretend + twin
Suckupubus
Created by: rephil
Pronunciation: suk-UP-yoo-bus
Sentence: The unbearable irony was that while Karen was a suckupubus, her boss Keith's only identifying characterstic was that he was a brown-noser.
Etymology: succubus: a (female) demon that seduces humans; suck-up: one who tries to curry favour at every opportunity
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COMMENTS:
good one! - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-14: 14:32:00
Got my vote - you could have added boss in the etymology.. suck up your boss - suckupuboss. - petaj, 2007-06-14: 23:57:00
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Comments:
Office politics. You know it's a game. You understand the players. You've got a strategy. Now it's time to take action with Timothy Johnson's GUST -- even if that means shaving your head. Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram and Timothy! ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-14: 18:10:00
Love the artwork today James! Very funny!
Thanks purple! And cheers to remistram for thinking of such a funny idea. ~ James
By the way, Robert J. Sawyer, winner of Hugo and Nebula best novel awards, will be our featured author at Verbotomy next week. More details to follow... Check out Rob's website at www.sfwriter.com. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James