Verboticism: Disconjobulation

'Didn't you used to be my Bank Manager?'

DEFINITION: v. To deny one's accomplishments, or minimize one's abilities in order to obtain a job. n. A resume, or list of qualifications, which has been disembellished and disemboweled to meet extremely low job requirements.

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Disconjobulation

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: dis-con-job-yu-LAY-shun

Sentence: With no possible chance to find another job in his highly specialized field, Horace found it necessary to apply for jobs he once considered beneath himself and found a little disconjobulation was necessary in order to 'qualify' for such menial positions.

Etymology: A play on the word discombobulation, or discombobulate (To throw into a state of confusion)

Points: 965

Comments: Disconjobulation

silveryaspen - 2009-02-25: 02:15:00
I love the 'con-job' in the middle!

Jabberwocky - 2009-02-25: 14:39:00
great

kateinkorea - 2009-02-27: 07:50:00
Love it!