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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.
Verboticisms
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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)
Colaboregoize
Created by: daniellegeorge
Pronunciation: co-lab-or-ego-eyes
Sentence: John knew it was Hester who colaboregoized his copyright mark with the red pen.
Etymology: Originating from the work of the collaborators, into the source of one.
Increditulous
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: in-cred-eh-chyo-lus
Sentence: Brad liked to work with newbies because they were not savy to his increditulous ways. He would sucker them all into believing they were working towards a common goal, but really he would be lifting himself on the shoulders of others all the while pretending to be genuine.
Etymology: in, not + credit,the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person + credulous, willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
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COMMENTS:
I worked with someone like that. They would be not much more than a cheerleader and then take credit for everything. - pieceof314, 2008-05-01: 10:17:00
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Teampreyor
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: teem prey or
Sentence: Newton was always a Team Player, until a deadline or final exams made him a teampreyor to his peers. Say your preyors!
Etymology: Team Player (one who is part of a group) And Preyor (a person who is the lead of an attack (especially to a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
Kudoleech
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: koo-doh-leech
Sentence: When he started his new job, Jerry was warned to stay clear of Tim. Tim loves to work on group projects. He will contribute little to the process, wait to see how it turns out and throw you under the bus if it fails. He will also try to take full credit for success. He is a kudoleech.
Etymology: kudos (honor; glory; acclaim) + leech (any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm)
Protemagnanimate
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: prō-těm'māg-nān'ə-māt'
Sentence: The project had to be completed, and for the success of the venture, it had to be seen as the success of the CEO; therefore, Bruce decided to protemagnanimate and put Gayland's name on the patent registration as the inventor.
Etymology: pro tem, for the time being; magnanimate, invented verb form of magnanimous, unselfish
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COMMENTS:
quite creative - daniellegeorge, 2008-04-30: 14:10:00
Excellent and natural blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-02: 05:37:00
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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."
Teambezzler
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: tēmbezəlr
Sentence: Jerry’s boss is a great one for forming a committee or work group to tackle any issue that arises. He is also a great teambezzler, stealing the credit for any positive results. When things don’t go so well he is a notorious blameslinger.
Etymology: team (two or more people working together) + embezzler (someone who steals or misappropriates money placed in one’s trust or belonging to the organization for which one works)
Capoon
Created by: gotti1
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The geek named Borj always capoons himself whenever he scores big in a departmental examination.
Etymology:
Plunderachiever
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: plun-der-a-chee-ver
Sentence: Max was a plunderachiever because of his highly competitive nature. He blatantly took credit for the ideas of his coworkers to get ahead. One day, however, he became the office goat when he tried to take credit for Martha's recommendation to add another ladies room to the office.
Etymology: (play on underachiever) plunder: to take another's intellectual property + achiever: successful, a winner
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COMMENTS:
good one - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-10: 11:45:00
really good word...got my vote! - mweinmann, 2009-06-10: 19:52:00
Perfect word. - hyperborean, 2009-06-11: 00:45:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2009-06-11: 02:49:00
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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