Verboticism: Paidtoputz

'I'm paid to think!'

DEFINITION: To have a job where you get paid for thinking, daydreaming, or just sitting around wasting time and trying to look busy.

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Paidtoputz

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: pade/to/putz

Sentence: The "paidtoputz" put on his thinking cap, plugged in his laptop, and pulled out a pack of chewing gum to start the day.

Etymology: "paidtoputz" from the German word "putz", meaning finery and adornment and Yiddish meaning to fool around like a fop + paid + to

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