Verboticism: Limpathy

'I'm surprised that no one else has picked up the ball.'

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.

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Limpathy

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪm.pəˌθi/

Sentence: Customer service representatives are often judged on their limpathy skills as opposed to their ability to actually fix problems.

Etymology: From limp + empathy

Points: 926

Comments: Limpathy

Stevenson0 - 2007-02-27: 17:56:00
Good word!!! You got my vote today.

ErWenn - 2007-02-28: 01:19:00
Thanks. Though it looks like Discoveria's "scampathy" outdid me at the same kind of game.

Discoveria - 2007-02-28: 13:39:00
I'll admit I was sitting thinking of words ending in -mp, and discarded limpathy in the process.

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