Verboticisms

Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: rep-LURG-a-toe-ree

Sentence: Jack's manager-to-be shredded Jack's résumé before he even opened the envelope, leaving Jack in a state of replurgatory for weeks.

Etymology: A portmanteau of "reply" and "purgatory".

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈæpləˌkoʊldˌʃoʊldɚ/

Sentence: For some reason, when I submitted my resume to join the Rockettes, I just got the applicold-shoulder

Etymology: From application + cold-shoulder

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kurr ick you lum vack youm

Sentence: His resume was sucken into the curriculumvacuum, tearing off a large chunk of his self-confidence as it sped toward the void

Etymology: curriculum vitae vacuum

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COMMENTS:

Fantastic! I think this is where I'm supposed to pull content for the class I was hired to teach this summer. Would it have killed them to get textbooks? - ErWenn, 2007-06-27: 06:40:00

All right! - Clayton, 2007-06-27: 21:04:00

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Created by: texmom

Pronunciation: re ject a moan e

Sentence: That is the fifteenth rejectamony for my job application this month!

Etymology: reject - turn down amony - like.. from the Latin, ok it just sounded right.

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Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: ap-li-BIL-yuhs

Sentence: Philip became applibilious whenever he didn't receive a rejection letter. The only thing he hated worse than failure was the failure to fail properly.

Etymology: application + atrabilious

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COMMENTS:

The sentence did it for me,have my vote 8-) - grasshopper, 2007-06-27: 12:41:00

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Created by: grasshopper

Pronunciation: non/relayt/if/act/ion

Sentence: Human Relations at our company is known for nonrelaytifcation causing many potential clients anxiety attacks.

Etymology: non/none, relayt/relations(as in human relations), if/maybe,maybe not, cat/action, ion/satisfaction

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: reh-zoo-NAY

Sentence: Alex resunayed the entire accordion sales industry in town--perhaps moving to another state could get a response.

Etymology: resumé + nay

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COMMENTS:

I thought of the same word this AM. What a verboddity. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-27: 09:21:00

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: null-app-lie

Sentence: Not only was Fred's proposal nullapplied, his pay cheques mysteriously stopped being processed.

Etymology: null (nothing,nil) + apply

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: sub-mist-owt

Sentence: i'd submissedout non-stop for the last month and then realised i'd forgot to put a contact number on my resume

Etymology: submission, missed out

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Created by: sboycee

Pronunciation: sub-snub

Sentence: His application was subsnubbed by the asses at the bank.

Etymology: submit + snub

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