Verboticism: Officianotso
DEFINITION: n., A person who diligently and persistently complains about their work. v., To enjoy bellyaching about your job so much that you would never consider quitting.
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Bureaucrab
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: bur/oh/crab
Sentence: To be a successful bureaucrab you must have a love/hate relationship with your job and everybody else's jobs. Making life difficult and and frustrating must be a top priority.
Etymology: bureaucrat + crabby
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COMMENTS:
Lovely! - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-18: 13:57:00
Great! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-18: 18:20:00
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Pissinmoanivator
Created by: Lolagrrl
Pronunciation: piss-n-moan-eh-vay-tor
Sentence: Terry has been with the company for 13 years now. Nobody's really sure what her job is other than pissinmoanivating everyone about her boss.
Etymology: "Piss and Moan" + "Motivate"
Employeeofthemoanth
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: em-ploy-ee-ov-the-mohnth
Sentence: she was well-known throughout the office for being an employeeofthemoanth
Etymology: moan, employee-of-the-month
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-18: 13:14:00
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Colleave
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: kol/leev
Sentence: It was bad enough that my desk was moved away from window with the gorgeous city view. I now had to endure working side by side with Ken, the company's colleave. Everyday it was the same. Ranting, whining, threatening and the packing and unpacking of his personal belongings, only to then have to "smile and wave" at the end of the day as he said "Another day another dollar. See you tomorrow."
Etymology: colleague + leave
Occupission
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: occu-PISS-shun
Sentence: Manny's occupission as PA in Hollywood was to be everyone's bitch and he complained about it constantly. But when confronted with quitting he always asserted, "And leave show business?"
Etymology: Occupation + Piss (as in piss and moan)
Grumployee
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: grum-ploy-ee
Sentence: If he was rated on how well and long he bitched about work, Bob would be CEO of the company by now.
Etymology: grump, employee
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COMMENTS:
It would be a bit long but your word would be good mixed with Riki's grumployeeofthemoanth - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-18: 13:29:00
Met heaps of them! Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-18: 18:26:00
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Occuprickick
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ock-u-prick-kick
Sentence: With a yearning to occuplague rather than be occupied, Bob's beefs were legendary. And he certainly wasn't a workhorse, more a worknag. The thrill for him each day at the office was the occuprickick.
Etymology: Blend of the "occup" of occupation; prick: to nettle, sting, annoy, be a nuisance and "kick" to get enjoyment or a thrill from something.
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COMMENTS:
Hahaha! Actually, I like "Occuprick" better! I may need to incorporate that into my vocabulary. :D - Lolagrrl, 2007-10-18: 10:38:00
another great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-18: 13:16:00
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Jobstingrate
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: job/stin/grate
Sentence: Hal's favourite part of the day was spent jobstingrating. On weekends he felt sad and underdepreciated.
Etymology: job + obstinate + grate
Disgruntified
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: dis-grun-ti-fied
Sentence: Manny was a disgruntified worker who hated his job, his supervisor and his coworkers. He complained abut them constantly, especially down at Lucy's Cafe, until the day he retired. Everyone thought that he would finally be happy, but he still went to Lucy's everyday and complained because he had nothing to do. Besides, he missed the hogs.
Etymology: grunt: unskilled laborer + disgruntled: feeling or expressing discontentment or anger + gratified: satisfaction; receive what is desired