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DEFINITION: n. A team member who always shares the workload, but nevertheless tries to get exclusive credit for any work done. v. To temporarily suppress your own need for self-aggrandizement.
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Bravohno
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: bra/voh/noh
Sentence: Bravohno, you nearly caught me - that was my idea after all.
Etymology: bravo + oh no
Mesurp
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: me/zurp
Sentence: After all, this team effort is really about me. I'm the one who needs to get ahead because I deserve to and some of the input was mine. It's certainly fair to me to mesurp the ideas and credit for the good of the whole group. Because if I get ahead the whole group benefits. It would be shameful and dishonest of me not to step forward and claim all the accolades because if no one claims them, then they would just go to waste. I would be truly letting the group and myself down.
Etymology: me + usurp (seize another's place, authority, or possession wrongfully)
Stargrazer
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: star - graz - ur
Sentence: Aurora was a master stargrazer. She would hitch herself to those who shone brightly with ideas and would adopt them as her own. One of her most frequent victims was Alice who was vivacious, exciting and brilliant; and thought of as a "rising star" at work. You might say that Aurora was boring next to Alice....
Etymology: star (leading(p): indicating the most important performer or role), grazer (one who feeds on forages or eats), play on stargazer (a person who observes the stars) and in this case, steals some of their brilliance....
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COMMENTS:
Nice! - mrskellyscl, 2009-06-10: 11:54:00
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Credego
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: credIT+ego
Sentence: He credegos everything good that happens around here, not letting anyone else take credit, while never accepting any blame for mistakes.
Etymology: credIT+ego
Raverobber
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /REYV-rob-er/
Sentence: Patrick was walking by the conference room when he happened to see one of the slides he'd created for the team's presentation from last week being shown on the screen, so he stopped and peeked in. Their proposal had been a big hit with the customer, but now Aaron, his coworker, was going over their presentation with the division manager and, raverobber that he is, Aaron was taking credit for the entire proposal, and for single-handedly winning the new account.
Etymology: Play on the word 'Graverobber'; Rave - extravagantly flattering or enthusiastic, e.g. 'rave reviews of a new play' (from Old French, raver "showing signs of madness or delirium) + Robber - one who steals; a thief (from Old High German, roubon "to rob")
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COMMENTS:
That was very Aarongent of his coworker to do...good word - Nosila, 2008-05-01: 01:53:00
very creative and intersting word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-02: 05:35:00
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Hardworkinghogger
Created by: monkey88
Pronunciation: hard-work-ing-hog-ger
Sentence: Sam had just helped his fellow team mates finish up on a project that they had been working on for quite some time now. It was due to be handed in the following day. Upon due day, Sam had handed in the project with only HIS name on it, claiming he had worked on the project all by himself. What a hardworkinghogger!!!
Etymology: Hard working (putting in your all) + Hogger (taking credit for everything)
Grouphog
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: groop- hog
Sentence: Mark was such a grouphog. Instead of collaborating for the final victorious hug, he would misanthropically hog all the rewards for himself.
Etymology: GROUPHOG INSTEAD OF GROUPHUG group (a number of persons gathered closely together forming a recognizable unit; cluster band, tribe + hog (to grab greedily; to take all or part of an unfair share of
Capoon
Created by: djuanico
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The geek named Borj always capoons himself whenever he scores big in a departmental examination.
Etymology:
Lazegoist
Created by: chingbangwa
Pronunciation: lay-zee-gow-ist
Sentence: Lisa is such a lazegoist. She always waits for other people to finish her work and then she claims ownership of it just to increase her ego.
Etymology: Lazy (Disinclined to work or exertion)+ Egoist (A self-centered person with little regard for others)
Sneakcred
Created by: pieceof314
Pronunciation: sneek-red/snee-kred
Sentence: Philip was lurking behind the scenes all during the workgoroup's forming and storming stages. As usual, he was waiting for his moment to grab the spotlight. He earned his sneakcred stripes when at the very end of the task he stepped up and took control of the group and presented all of the information to the boss, and thus getting all the credit and recognition.
Etymology: Sneak + credit, like in "The inmate gained street cred upon his release."
Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Secret # 3: "It's not about you". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Secret # 3: "It's not about you". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by johnnybunko. Thank you johnnybunko. ~ James
DiplomatUfimskmef - 2018-07-03: 21:40:00
Уважаемые пользователи, друзья! Хотелось бы поделиться несложной и оч
artipt - 2018-07-04: 09:22:00
Приветствую! Наткнулся на очень прибыльный метод по добычи криптовалюты. Вкладывать ничего не нужно. Способ очень простой, освоит как школьни