DEFINITION: v. To propose and win approval for cost-saving reforms, which when implemented result in the immediate elimination of your job. n. An ambitious budget-slasher who accidentally cuts themselves out of a job.

Bottomlineboot

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: botum/line/boot

Sentence: Soon after he recommended eliminating the popular pinkslip party from the annual budget, he realized his boss would probably give him the "bottomlineboot" award (right out the door on his tender tush!)

Etymology: Bottom line - financial statement + boot (to be fired or laid-off).

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