Verboticism: Taskmasker

'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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Taskmasker

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: task-mass-kur

Sentence: Phil was a professional taskmasker; I don't know how he was able to look busy all the time when everyone knew he had absolutely nothing to do.

Etymology: taskmaster, mask

Points: 725

Comments: Taskmasker

toadstool57 - 2007-05-01: 07:15:00
excellent!

ohwtepph - 2007-05-01: 09:39:00
one LOL and one vote for you.

Goldentongue - 2007-05-01: 10:11:00
Nice word Artichokes!

Jabberwocky - 2007-05-01: 10:38:00
great word purple

purpleartichokes - 2007-05-01: 12:41:00
Thanks!

Osomatic - 2007-05-01: 13:47:00
Fantastic, as always.

paperhoard - 2007-05-01: 14:58:00
Hmmm - I wonder who you are referring to?

purpleartichokes - 2007-05-01: 15:15:00
Phil is an "imaginary" coworker. He excels at imagining himself working.

petaj - 2007-05-02: 05:40:00
Brilliant.

jedijawa - 2007-05-03: 13:27:00
That's awesome!