Verboticism: Shirkload
DEFINITION: n. A momentary feeling of relief mixed with lingering dread, which occurs when your boss marches past the piles of unfinished work on your desk. v. To sigh with relief after your boss marches past your desk
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Bossgumps
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: BAWS-guhmps
Sentence: Jeremy got bossgumps every time Mr. Schmidt passed his desk to examine his ever-mounting horriPILEation. (D'oh!) It was getting so he didn't even have a chance to play Dr. Mario anymore.
Etymology: boss + goose bumps (sorta)
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COMMENTS:
Wow...that's just...wow. I think that may be the best verboticism ever. I'm going to have to steal that spoonerism technique in the future. - ErWenn, 2007-06-11: 02:51:00
Thanks! I guess I'll be on the lookout, too. I was going to use "horripileation" instead, but this one works better. - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 05:08:00
stunny fuff Clayton - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-11: 09:34:00
Too cute! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-11: 16:21:00
Thanks, guys. Maybe one of these days I'll win the coveted "tries too hard" award. - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 17:26:00
ahh...'the verbwannabe trophy'...we all want that - rikboyee, 2007-06-11: 18:02:00
Indeed, to be followed by the customary frontal verbotomy. Oh, wait. Been used already. - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 22:06:00
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me... - ErWenn, 2007-06-11: 23:12:00
...than a frontal lobotomy! - ErWenn, 2007-06-11: 23:12:00
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Euphonya
Created by: rephil
Pronunciation: yoo-FO-nee-ah
Sentence: The sense of euphonya enveloped me like a fog, as Katherine stopped at Matt's desk, rather than mine, to ask how the weekly report was coming.
Etymology: eu - beauty (Greek) phony - false, after "euphoria" -- i.e., a false sense of beauty or relief.
Frespotism
Created by: protothor
Pronunciation: fres-PO-tism
Sentence: This uncanny sense of frespotism slowly began to fade as the boss marched away; I knew I had a week's workload ahead of me.
Etymology: From 'freedom' and 'despotism'.
Didntdoitism
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: did ent do it ism
Sentence: Because of his didntdoitism he hid in the bathroom most of the day.
Etymology: Didn't+do+it+ism
Intraypidation
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: in-tray-pid-ay-shun
Sentence: whenever i became too overwhelmed with intraypidation i would head to the kitchen for a bit of subterfridge
Etymology: in tray, intrepid, trepidation
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COMMENTS:
well deskribed - galwaywegian, 2007-06-11: 05:17:00
I like. - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 07:14:00
I have to vote for this one because of the excellent usage of subterfridge - porsche, 2007-06-11: 13:05:00
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Repsychment
Created by: geoamnesia
Pronunciation: rE + sI - k + ment
Sentence: The day was going quite well until Dan passed my desk, (did he notice the report that was due last week?) the rest of the day went by in a cloud of deep repsychment.
Etymology: A recurring psychological moment best known to proficient procrastinators.
Demotional
Created by: Katisms1
Pronunciation: dee-MOE-shun-ull
Sentence: He became completely demotional as he realized the fruitless struggle to conquer the mountain of work on his desk was inevitably leading to an ugly fall down the corporate ladder.
Etymology: demotion + emotional
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COMMENTS:
Very good! - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 17:29:00
Very good! - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 17:30:00
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Bossighed
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Bos-sy-d
Sentence: Tom was feeling really bossighed when the managing director made an impromptu visit to the office, he was so busy talking profits that he missed the huge backlog sitting on the desk waiting for Tom to deal with.
Etymology: Boss(a person in charge of an employee or organization) ORIGIN Dutch Baas 'master'+ Sighed(to let out an audible breath expressing relief) = Bossighed
Squirmpile
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: SKWURM-pahyl
Sentence: As files began to stack higher and higher in Bob's in-tray, fellow workers realized that it was a clever ploy to avoid the boss's glare and hide his own squirmpile.
Etymology: SQUIRM: to feel or display discomfort or distress, as from reproof, embarrassment, pain, etc & PILE: an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other: a pile of papers.
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COMMENTS:
SQUIRMPILE...disturbingly vivid image. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:40:00
Is that also what you get from cold office chairs and too many donut runs? - pungineer, 2008-08-04: 09:18:00
Good word...I think most people have squirmpiles at work! - Nosila, 2008-08-04: 17:48:00
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Quotasigher
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: Quota - sigh - er
Sentence: Quotasighering leaves me feeling perplexed about my job security.
Etymology: Quota ( work load required ) + Sigh (murmur) + Cower ( dread )
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COMMENTS:
And no doubt the quota's higher. - petaj, 2007-06-12: 07:40:00
good eye. - guesser, 2007-06-18: 13:55:00
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