Verboticism: Autosize
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.
Autosize
Created by: focusteacher
Pronunciation: auto size
Sentence: Jim didn't realize he had autosized by suggesting the reduction in programmer jobs.
Etymology: From Greek autos=self, and Old French sise=to fix the amount
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