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DEFINITION: n. An extremely moody boss, happy one day, mad the next, happy, mad, happy, mad... v. To happily give orders one minute, then angrily yell out the opposite instructions the next. (Note: It's not because you're moody. It's because people don't listen!)
Verboticisms
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Bipolarbear
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: bye-polar-bear
Sentence: Reading her face, Christa was in a bad mood. We never know why, but when the bipolarbear is on a rampage better steer clear!
Etymology: bipolar (opposite ends of an emotional spectrum) + Polar Bear (a large beast with a fine line of being cute and murderous rampage)
Bipoleader
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: bI-pole-lE-der
Sentence: Jill exhibited the characteristics of a bipoleader at the office lectures. She is happy then sad, yelling then kind. It's a scary feeling trying to guess her next mood and prepare for a hug or a beating.
Etymology: bipolar/leader
Bipolarbaron
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: bi-pole-ur-bear-un
Sentence: Randy is a bipolarbaron, ruling his staff with an iron fist one day, and a big box of warm fluffy doughnuts the next.
Etymology: bipolar, polar bear (cuz they look so cute until they're killing baby seals), baron - an important industrialist, esp. one with great power in a particular area
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COMMENTS:
I really hope my boss isn't a verbotomist. - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-10: 07:46:00
LOL!!! Good one! I haven't seen this one before~ - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-20: 03:02:00
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Ambiemotionalitis
Created by: gsmiley214
Pronunciation: Ambee-emo-shunul-itis
Sentence: I could tell by her immediate switch in behavior that she suffers from ambiemotionalitis.
Etymology: ambi, both + emo, feeling + tional + itis
Thebroodymuse
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: the/brewdy/mews
Sentence: The brainy office manager's mood was so unpredictable that we referred to him as thebroodymuse.
Etymology: brood + muse + moody blues
Manicger
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: man-ik-jer
Sentence: Helen let the manicger scream for the last time. "You can say anything you want on your last day of work," she thought. And so she did.
Etymology: manager: supervisor, boss + manic: mania, previously named manic depressive, however it is now referred to as bipolar disorder which is characterized by extreme and unpredictable mood swings.
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COMMENTS:
I think I used to work for that manicger. - Mustang, 2009-05-29: 04:56:00
hahaha...good one. - mweinmann, 2009-05-29: 10:57:00
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Bossoppsite
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: bos - op - sit
Sentence: Stacy used the bossoppsite stype of management. She barked orders that were contradictory to each other, praised and chastised in the same sentence and often wore clashing colors.
Etymology: boss, opposite
Idstructor
Created by: shoeshineboy
Pronunciation:
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Etymology: id (seat of immediate desires) + instructor
Schizovisor
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Skitsovizor
Sentence: An hour ago she was quite happy, now the schizovisor has returned to the office!!
Etymology: Supervisor + Schizophrenic = Schizovisor
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:20:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2008-04-10: 07:36:00
okay. That's two in a row!
remistram - 2008-04-10: 10:00:00
are you suggesting that I am the teachers pet?
And I should also thank remistram for sending in the picture of her boss. ~ James
remistram - 2008-04-10: 11:03:00
not true, but James did hit the nail on the head, it's a perfect interpretation of my def.
I had to use two nails, because there's two heads! Are you sure that's not your boss? Maybe it's my boss? Two bosses? Oh no, my imagination running away with me again... Thanks remistam! ~ James
Tigger - 2008-04-10: 19:06:00
Ok, this woman looks like the sister of Zaphod Beeblebrox (from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, for those who don't know — a self-described 'cool guy' with two heads).
stache - 2008-04-10: 20:07:00
To be a bit of a linguweenie, I have been advised by the web site that "[My] verbotomy have been updated." Hmph.
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
haha, looks we had the same idea on this one.