Verboticism: Chronologre
DEFINITION: n. A type of frustration created by a manager who never notices when you work late, but always nags you for leaving early whenever you leave on time. v. To carefully monitor your subordinates to ensure that they never leave work a minute early.
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Clockstalk
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: klok/stawk
Sentence: Jim, our obnoxious, irritating, micro manager, clockstalks every employee ensuring that they give 110% of their working time to the company.
Etymology: clock + stalk
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Mustang, 2009-06-17: 00:45:00
this is priceless! - mweinmann, 2009-06-17: 07:46:00
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Bossitch
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: bos-itch
Sentence: Mr. Needler Nosey was such a bositch to his employees and only noticed what he presumed was bad behavior.
Etymology: Boss- A person in charge of the company employees. *itch- Slang for a person who complains about everything.
Tockpsychology
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tok sik ol ogee
Sentence: Mr. Grant was the devil for playing tockpsychology games on his employees. Even if they came in at 6:00 am, he'd watch anyone leaving before 5:30 pm and make snide comments on their lack of dedication.
Etymology: Tock (as in Tick Tock, the sound of a clock) & Psychology (the science of mental life) & Wordplay on toxicology (the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons)
Hourgrass
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: our/grass
Sentence: Stan was the company hourgrass and would tattle on anyone who took a minute longer for coffee breaks or lunch. He had a special alarm that would sound if the door was opened before 5:00 p.m.
Etymology: hour glass + grass (as in tattle)
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COMMENTS:
Stan sounds like a grasshole! - Nosila, 2009-06-16: 10:48:00
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Metermaidservant
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Rita is a lovely metermaidservant who worships the clock.
Etymology: meter maid + maid servant
Clockjock
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: klok jok
Sentence: Hal was a clockjock. He eyed his staff like a hungry lion at a zebra watering hole. If they tried to sneak away early, he'd confront them to the point, they'd never do it again. One day, young Mindy raced to the door to escape and was caught by Hal. "Where do you think you are going?" he charged. "My water broke and I need to get to hospital." she cried. "Nice try", he countered. "You've been here long enough to know that all deliveries are made at the rear of the building, after 6:00 p.m.".
Etymology: Clock (a timepiece that shows the time of day) & Jock (a person trained to compete)
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COMMENTS:
"...deliveries are made at the rear of the building, after 6:00 p.m." - HA - priceless
- karenanne, 2010-06-29: 19:43:00
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Minutger
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: min - ut - jer
Sentence: Clyde was a brutal minutger. No matter how many hours his employees worked, he monitored every minute that they spent going to the bathroom, eating lunch, or talking to customers. He wanted to make sure that not a minute was ever wasted
Etymology: minute, manager
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Snoopervise
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Snew-per-vize
Sentence: Melody was definitely a hands on snoopervisor who monitored every aspect of her subordinates daily activities, even making note of their bathroom breaks, trips to the water cooler and time spent on the phones.
Etymology: Blend of 'snoop' (nosy person) and 'supervise' (be in charge)
Chronintimidate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: krawn-in-TIM-eh-dayt
Sentence: The new office manager moved his desk to the area next to the door and hung a huge clock on the wall just above his head and anytime anyone appeared to be on the way out early he would chronintimidate them by pointing to the clock and shaking his head.
Etymology: Blend of chronometer (clock) and intimidate.
Drachronian
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: drey-KROH-nee-uhn
Sentence: "Time is money" yelled Bob so often at his long-suffering staff, that all were finally diagnosed as suffering from drachronian's syndrome, and placed indefinitely on tick leave.
Etymology: Blend of DRACO of draconian fame: Athenian lawgiver who mandated death as punishment for even minor crimes. Fig: severe, inflexible, ruthless. CHRONO, Gk meaning time, as in chronology. DRACULA: ogre, terror, bugbear. IA: suffix meaning disease, state, condition.
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-23: 08:56:00
Perfect! - ErWenn, 2008-04-23: 09:49:00
I like the 'chrono' inflection...great word. - Mustang, 2008-04-23: 21:57:00
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