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'When I said that you're a loser, I meant it as a compliment.'

DEFINITION: v. To exercise power through the strategic use of personal insults, while pretending to offer encouragement. n. A leader who motivates people by insulting them.

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Motihate

Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: mow-tee-hate

Sentence: I like to motihate Busby by calling his work horrendous and his hair style effeminate.

Etymology: A play on motivate.

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Unspiratarian

Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation: un spire a terian

Sentence: On the high seas, it was often that Horatio asked himself what his greater destiny was, his raison d’etre. The captain always told him that he wasn't as dumb as he looked, that the only good decision he'd ever made was to find himself a place onboard because the real world would eat him alive, that keeping storage room clean was one thing even he couldn't screw up, that at least he had more facial hair than his wife, but not much. This unspiritarian had all but destroyed the ferocity of crew, but Horatio continued to believe that this was where he needed to be, that great things were going to happen. Few and far between have there been greater moments of forsight.

Etymology: un + inspire + totalitarian

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wow, that was a long'un. - jadenguy, 2007-06-12: 09:57:00

perhaps he should have become a unspirational unmotivational speaker - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-12: 12:01:00

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Leadersnip

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: lee - dur - snip

Sentence: Patricia knew how to practice leadersnip. This skill was honed over a period of time as a manager in the Marketing Department at Pepper Hill Cosmetics. All good ideas were her own and if someone else started to believe in their writing skills a bit too avidly, Patrice knew how to snip their copy - - and them down to size; thus yielding a better slogan authored by "herself"

Etymology: leader - a person who demonstrates the ability to motivate and manage people. snip - cut, reduce or chide

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Middleearth

Created by: nynaeve

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Trumpiment

Created by: devans0

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Pepsquawk

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: pepskwôk

Sentence: Week after week the manager would deliver a pepsqualk to her staff. Her crew’s response has been to adopt a hedgehog as a mascot. They told her that a hedgehog is an industrious critter that will ”dig in” and defend its home. The fact is that the picture they posted for motivation is actually a shrew.

Etymology: pep talk (a talk intended to make someone feel more courageous or enthusiastic) + squawk (make a loud, harsh noise)

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Vinspire

Created by: headlibrarian

Pronunciation: \vin-ˈspī(-ə)r\

Sentence: Coach Jensen, the high school tennis coach, would vinspire me with cheers of "With big-ass feet like yours, Haggerty, you're gonna foot-fault your way to a forfeit. You'll score more points by just standing still."

Etymology: Vindictive (intended to cause anguish or hurt) + Inspire (to spur on; motivate)

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Humiliaid

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: hyoo/mil/ee/eyd

Sentence: Under the guise of motivating her sales team, Jenny would humiliaid every salesman in the department because she was a power tripping bitch.

Etymology: HUMILIAID - verb - from HUMILIATE (to cause a person a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity) + AID (to give help or assistance)

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metrohumanx Stalinesque salesladies slander slouches. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-05: 07:16:00

Wow ! Perfect - as for example a "a sweet verbal lashing" - Wordotwist, 2008-08-05: 09:29:00

Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-06: 04:56:00

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Lamander

Created by: whazat29

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Demeanager

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: duh-meen-aj-err

Sentence: he liked his job but he couldn't stand his new demeanager

Etymology: demean, manager

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COMMENTS:

petaj Was the demeanager a good derision-maker. - petaj, 2007-06-12: 08:00:00

Slurly you can't be supercilious. The demeanager was emcloyee of the smear. Don't friendsult his inelegance. - Clayton, 2007-06-12: 09:31:00

great word rikboyee - I'll definitely use this one - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-12: 10:57:00

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-12: 01:52:00
The second step in Timothy Johnson's GUST process is Understanding. And apparently, based on the number of definitions we received on this topic, everybody understands what it is like to have a bad boss. Today's definition was suggested by ohwtepph , suzanne, and remistram. Thank you ohwtepph, suzanne, remistram, and Timothy! ~ James

lumina - 2008-08-07: 13:49:00
Wow! So fun and an honor to have come up with the "winning" word. "I'd like to thank the Academy, my parents and of course Jesus." ha Thanks to the voters! (she says as the music starts playing and the tap dancing man with the hook from the gong show comes into view...)

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-01-06: 00:05:00
Today's definition was suggested by ohwtepph. Thank you ohwtepph. ~ James