Verboticism: Slackofflage

'It's all strategic positioning.'

DEFINITION: v. To create an illusion of busyness so that your co-workers, and most importantly your boss, never realize that you have absolutely nothing to do. n. A person who pretends to be very busy.

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Slackofflage

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈslækəˌflɔʒ/

Sentence: The key to successful slackofflage is an untidy workspace; if your boss can identify each paper on your desk and window on your computer screen, then you've already lost.

Etymology: From "slack off" + "camouflage"

Points: 539

Comments: Slackofflage

playdohheart - 2007-05-01: 07:12:00
nice.

ErWenn - 2007-05-01: 09:20:00
Thanks.

Goldentongue - 2007-05-01: 10:14:00
Nice word, I tried going down the camouflage path but I couldn't come up with anything. Cheers!

HubbMU - 2007-05-03: 12:52:00
Funny!