Verboticisms

Created by: administraitor

Pronunciation: dis-miss-a-point-ment

Sentence: 160 unanswered applications later, Jack D. Ripper could not fathom his run of dismissappointment. "Why don't they call me?" he whined.

Etymology: dismiss + disappoint + appointment + miss

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COMMENTS:

I like the play on words. - texmom, 2007-06-27: 22:25:00

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Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: ap-li-BIL-yuhs

Sentence: Philip became applibilious whenever he didn't receive a rejection letter. The only thing he hated worse than failure was the failure to fail properly.

Etymology: application + atrabilious

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COMMENTS:

The sentence did it for me,have my vote 8-) - grasshopper, 2007-06-27: 12:41:00

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Created by: missmurder

Pronunciation: frai-su-may

Sentence: It sucks when you get a fresume.

Etymology: failed+resume

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Created by: jasmine90909

Pronunciation: (rez-im-U-ated)

Sentence: I sent in my resume, but the guy resimuated me.

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Created by: micheles

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: No-res-pawn-dense

Sentence: I was saddened to realize I was "too old" for the job. After 40 years in college training in lifeguarding, it turns out the only qualifications you need are youth and looks.

Etymology: Correspondence (mail) + no response (without an answer)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kurr ick you lum vack youm

Sentence: His resume was sucken into the curriculumvacuum, tearing off a large chunk of his self-confidence as it sped toward the void

Etymology: curriculum vitae vacuum

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COMMENTS:

Fantastic! I think this is where I'm supposed to pull content for the class I was hired to teach this summer. Would it have killed them to get textbooks? - ErWenn, 2007-06-27: 06:40:00

All right! - Clayton, 2007-06-27: 21:04:00

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Created by: grasshopper

Pronunciation: non/relayt/if/act/ion

Sentence: Human Relations at our company is known for nonrelaytifcation causing many potential clients anxiety attacks.

Etymology: non/none, relayt/relations(as in human relations), if/maybe,maybe not, cat/action, ion/satisfaction

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: reh-zoo-NAY

Sentence: Alex resunayed the entire accordion sales industry in town--perhaps moving to another state could get a response.

Etymology: resumé + nay

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COMMENTS:

I thought of the same word this AM. What a verboddity. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-27: 09:21:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: void-mail Can't make it any easier than that.

Sentence: Hannah compulsively applied for all of the vacant positions that appeared in the Little Piddlington Gazette, but had not yet received even an acknowledgement. She blamed it on voidmail, a strange virus that had migrated from email to snail mail. But the real problem was that Hannah's reputation was well known by all the employers in Little Piddlington. No one was prepared to take on her gloomy mien and manic depression tempered with occasional bouts of tourette's syndrome.

Etymology: voicemail + void

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