Verboticism: Scampathy
DEFINITION: v. To listen intently and sympathize with your colleagues when they request assistance, and then to simply, and completely, forget about it. n. The ability to sympathize with, yet ignore, requests for help.
Scampathy
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Skam-path-ee
Sentence: Instead of helping Jill go up the hill to fetch a pail of water, Jack stayed at home out of sheer laziness. He was a master of the art of scampathy.
Etymology: Scam + scamp + empathy. Scam: a con; something designed to fool you. Scamp: a rascal. Empathy: to put yourself in another person's shoes, to see their point of view.
Points: 782
Comments: Scampathy
w5lf9s - 2007-02-27: 12:12:00
like that one!
purpleartichokes - 2007-02-27: 12:22:00
A very good word. Without knowing the definition, you'd be able to figure out its meaning.
Alchemist - 2007-02-27: 12:47:00
It's scamptastic!
Jabberwocky - 2007-02-27: 13:31:00
good one
wordmeister - 2007-02-27: 19:30:00
Nice one Discoveria! And I am not just being scampathetic.