Verboticism: Jargonmonoxide
DEFINITION: n. An unpleasant smell caused by the lack of fresh air, and/or stuffy thinking, especially if one has been locked up in a building for a long, long time. v. tr. To exude stale air or ideas.
Jargonmonoxide
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: (jar/gon/mon/ok'/sid)
Sentence: By the time the jargon monoxide detectors interrupted the CEO's annual report, Nancy, a "think outside the box" kind of employee, had already crawled to the conference room exit.
Etymology: jargon monoxide (n.) from "jargon" (vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade or group) + "carbon monoxide" (a poisonous gas); opp. - jargon monoxidize (to infuse with oxygen)
Points: 962
Comments: Jargonmonoxide
galwaywegian - 2008-02-29: 10:27:00
brilliant
silveryaspen - 2008-02-29: 10:59:00
Wow! Escape from deadly words ... is something we'd all love to do! Great choice of words. Meaning is immediately apparent! Exceptionally excellent creation!
Jabberwocky - 2008-02-29: 11:57:00
great word
Banky - 2008-02-29: 14:20:00
Supoib!
Nosila - 2008-02-29: 20:56:00
Good one, Jamagra...it's like politcolution. We're ruining the planet with it! The Greenhouse Effect from all the hot air rising daily in boardrooms!
ErWenn - 2008-02-29: 22:31:00
Ding-ding-ding! We have a winnah!