Verboticism: Boxtinangst

'I think this is a game of hide and seek.'

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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Boxtinangst

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Pronunciation: BOKS'tin-AANGST

Sentence: Although my boss is fairly easy-going, I am still filled with boxtinangst whenever he glances, however fleetingly, over my three-page to-do list, before taking an early lunch.

Etymology: Box: from Workplace-ese "In Box" tina: from Latin "Procrastination" ngst: from German "Angst"

Points: 185

Comments: Boxtinangst

Guest - 2008-08-04: 01:09:00
I'm not thrilled with this one, but it's late, and this is tough! I like the almost ping-pong sound of the word, giving a sort of onomatopoeia to the relief then dread aspect of the definition.

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