Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: anty-press-gang

Sentence: With a heavy heart, Hilary, cast her eyes once again over the positions vacant column. She was in a terrible state with her supervisor antepressganging by pointing out how few jobs were available in the industry all the while bullying the team into working unpaid overtime or facing the jobless queue.

Etymology: ante (opposite) + press gang (group of 'recruiters' who would coerce the poor and vulnerable into military/naval service) + oppress (to subdue)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: re - DUN - dunt - see

Sentence: Arvin was deeply depressed, caught up in serious redundantsee and having visions of his position at the office being eliminated and finding himself looking for a new source of income.

Etymology: Blend of redundant and see. A play on redundancy, a term for 'layoff' in some places.

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COMMENTS:

Good word...Arvin was a redundunce! - Nosila, 2008-05-30: 23:02:00

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Created by: pieceof314

Pronunciation: im-pend-ansee

Sentence: Marsha used her voracious sexual appetite as a motivating impendancy to make her present lover think twice before jetting off to Vegas with the boys.

Etymology: impend, at hand + ency, from urgency

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Created by: scrabbelicious

Pronunciation: |jʊˈzəːp| |əː| |rʌɪz|

Sentence: Jack was in constant fear of his crazy boss. "He's completely cuckoo" Jack Wood say, "Let's see him usurperize me after I change all the passwords on the mainframe". (Ed.- er mainframe?)

Etymology: Usurp and er-ize for blending raisins...like sultanas only nicer.

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: moh/tuh/zahy/i/tee

Sentence: Motixiety is the chosen strategy of most toxic managers. It's easier to stay aloof from their workers by using fear for production, than actually having a conversation and getting to know their employees.

Etymology: motixiety - motivate + anxiety - negative motivating through the use of anixety

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: STRAWNG-ahm

Sentence: It was Roxie's mantra, to strongalm them "Do you know the real meaning of salary sacrifice?" She would roar. "It means when your livelihood, becomes your deadlihood, and you, your wife and kids are in the poor house. That will be my payout to you, if you don't get this job done ahead of schedule."

Etymology: Blend of Strong_ARM: to bully, standover & ALM: a back formation creating a verb from alms (s & pl noun): handout, money, goods, and other donations given to the poor and needy - in many cases through unemployment.

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: BANGAlor+forLORN

Sentence: All the boss has to do is mention bringing in Offshore Resources and we are too bangalorn to do anything but suck it up.

Etymology: BANGAlor+forLORN Bangalor, India - famous for being built up from the early outsourcing trend; the "Silicon Valley of India."

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COMMENTS:

funny! - arrrteest, 2008-05-30: 22:15:00

Good one...I get bangalorn getting sales calls from the Royal Bank of Canada during my dinnertime! - Nosila, 2008-05-30: 22:57:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: inn tim et daeeeee shun

Sentence: Her intimatedayshun caused almost immediate downsizing in the trouser department.

Etymology: intimidation, intimate day, shun

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ōvərsē

Sentence: If Janice doesn't get the staff she oversees to produce more, upper management threatens oversea her crew.

Etymology: oversee (supervise) + overseas (in or to a foreign country, esp. one across the sea)

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Mow -tee-sway

Sentence: When it came to motivating the team, Gordon had to resort to motisway. So he dropped a few hints about the downsizing rumours that were going around the boardroom. After all it was up to him to meet the deadlines.

Etymology: Moti from motivate. Sway(to influence power over others) =Motisway

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