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DEFINITION: v. To stick to your plan even though you've realized it's dumb. n. A stupid plan, especially if it's a career plan suggested by parents, teachers or guidance counselors who want you to be something that you're not.
Verboticisms
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Mockupation
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: ma:k -u - peshien
Sentence: Celine's current mockupation as well as her pride and ego stood in the way of her true professional calling, similar to what verbotomy does to me on occasion
Etymology: Mock (travesty) + occupation ( the principal professional activity in one's life)
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COMMENTS:
Great word! I struggled with this one! - hyperborean, 2009-06-08: 21:52:00
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Masqcareering
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: mask-kuh-reer-ing
Sentence: She wanted to be a scientist, but she was masqcareering as a carpenter because everyone in her family had been a carpenter going all the way back to Jesus.
Etymology: masquerading (pretending to be someone one is not) + career (a chosen profession)
Attendunce
Created by: pieceof314
Pronunciation: uh-ten-duns
Sentence: Looking back at Olivia's singlemindedness of attendunce to do stupid things even though she knew it would harm her in the end, led her psychiatrist to prescribe her medicine for OCD.
Etymology: attend + dunce
Momentdumb
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: moe-ment-dum
Sentence: Jillian had an epiphany about her present course of action, but her momentdumb prevented her from avoiding the train wreck that was approaching.
Etymology: momentum, an impelling force or strength + dumb, slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
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COMMENTS:
Best of the day! - Mustang, 2008-04-28: 21:22:00
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Vocaterror
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Vo-kay-ta-rer
Sentence: From a young age, Jane had always dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer. And now that she was 18 she was determined to get into ballet school, though all of her friends told her that, at 20 stone she would not be accepted. Even her own mum pointed out that she was being a vocaterror, but still she wouldn't listen.
Etymology: Vocation (a strong pull towards a path in life) + error (mistake) = vocaterror
Portfolidiocy
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: Port-fole-idi-oh-see
Sentence: Sally always took jobs she wasn't meant for. Her CV would show one portfolidiocy after another.
Etymology: Portfolio - selection of skills + idiocy - act of stupidity
Knockupation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: nok u pay shun
Sentence: Contrary to what her family and guidance counsellors decided, Rosa kept her nose to the grindstone to avoid her planned knockupation as a Nobel-prize-winning writer. Yes, instead she was going to hone her skills and become a sharp-nosed reporter for the Daily PlanIt.
Etymology: Knock (find fault with;point out flaws;express criticism of) & Occupation (career; way of earning income)
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COMMENTS:
I guess work isn't what it's knocked up to be. - mrskellyscl, 2009-06-08: 10:30:00
I guess work isn't what it's knocked up to be. - mrskellyscl, 2009-06-08: 15:49:00
Sounds like a relative of the school of hard knocks. Good word! - Mustang, 2009-06-08: 21:38:00
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Blooprint
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: Blueprint
Sentence: It was a triumph of endurance over wit, when Marmaduke graduated from Lion tamer school without making any progress on his fear of felines. But his father had always wanted him to join the family circus and without question Marmaduke stuck to his blooprint.
Etymology: blueprint (a plan) + blooper (a mistake) + blue (also a mistake)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-28: 15:40:00
Funny and a great verboticism! - Mustang, 2008-04-28: 21:21:00
good one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-02: 05:41:00
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Doofusized
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: dew-fuh-sized
Sentence: Susan was so doofusized in her career choices...that it had gotten to the point it was scary for others to watch her flub up!
Etymology: Doofus - a stupid, incompetent, or foolish person and added u-sized - arranged or adjusted.
Modusoperandumb
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: moh/duhs/op/uh/ran/dum
Sentence: A parent who pushes a child into an activity, or area where the child has no known ability, or confidence is performing an act of modusoperandumb.
Etymology: modus operandi (an unvarying, or unyielding act, method, or procedure) + dumb
Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Secret # 1: "There is no plan". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Nosila - 2008-04-28: 22:24:00
I can usually get the new word by 10:00 pm MDT, but last night it was late and I eventually had to flake out to get up for work. Hope it's "on time" tonight!Cheers!
Yes Nosila, I was working way too late last night. I got stuck between few words, or something like that... but eventually I got it done. Thanks! ~ James
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Secret # 1: "There is no plan". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by johnnybunko. Thank you johnnybunko. ~ James