Verboticism: Reformsaken

DEFINITION: v. To propose and win approval for cost-saving reforms, which when implemented result in the immediate elimination of your job. n. An ambitious budget-slasher who accidentally cuts themselves out of a job.
Reformsaken
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: ree - form - say - ken
Sentence: Joey was reformsaken after the changes he proposed. He was deemed brilliant for his cost cutting ideas but soon found himself out of a job.
Etymology: reform, forsaken (cast off, abandoned, destitute)
Points: 797
Comments: Reformsaken
Jabberwocky - 2009-07-08: 14:49:00
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