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DEFINITION: n. A team member who always shares the workload, but nevertheless tries to get exclusive credit for any work done. v. To temporarily suppress your own need for self-aggrandizement.
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Kudograbber
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: KOO- doe - grab - uhr
Sentence: Lindstrom was little more than mediocre in his contributions to team efforts but he went overboard in trying to create the appearance that he was the creative and driving force behind every innovation and creation of his team.
Etymology: Blend of 'kudo' (honor; glory; acclaim) and 'grab' (To obtain or appropriate unscrupulously or forcibly)
Capoon
Created by: djuanico
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The geek named Borj always capoons himself whenever he scores big in a departmental examination.
Etymology:
Woim
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: woim
Sentence: Mike's boss is such a woim. In private he will tell him what a wonderful worker he is, what wonderful ideas he has created for the company. In public he presents the ideas as completely original and uniquely his own. If something is not received with open arms or fails for some reason, he is also very good at woiming his way out by announcing the idea's originator. What Mr. Steal-your-thunder doesn't get is that the ideas that fail are the result of his not really understanding them and mismanaging their execution. Perhaps some day the woim will turn.
Etymology: What's Ours Is Mine (acronym). Sounds like worm (a weak or despicable person) from Jersey
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COMMENTS:
ouch ! Jersey - DrWebsterIII, 2009-06-10: 19:15:00
but i love the use of good acronym - DrWebsterIII, 2009-06-10: 19:16:00
from toidy-toid (33rd) street - hyperborean, 2009-06-11: 00:40:00
from toidy-toid (33rd) street - hyperborean, 2009-06-11: 00:41:00
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Lazegoist
Created by: chingbangwa
Pronunciation: lay-zee-gow-ist
Sentence: Lisa is such a lazegoist. She always waits for other people to finish her work and then she claims ownership of it just to increase her ego.
Etymology: Lazy (Disinclined to work or exertion)+ Egoist (A self-centered person with little regard for others)
Transferentialcreditation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: trans/fur/en/shal/credi/tay/shun
Sentence: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi tried to take transferentialcreditation for all the Beatles hits after the time they spent with him.
Etymology: transfer + credit + play on transcendental meditation
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COMMENTS:
Excellent!! - Mustang, 2008-04-30: 06:09:00
Thought-provoking! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-02: 05:36:00
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Thrushprickler
Created by: frozenpeas42
Pronunciation:
Sentence: That dirty little thrushprickler stole my idea!
Etymology: Thrush (n) - a yeast infection of the genital area. Prickle (v) - 1. to sting or irritate 2. To rise up in anger. Thrushprickler - irritating.
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COMMENTS:
Terrific word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-02: 05:36:00
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Grouphog
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: groop- hog
Sentence: Mark was such a grouphog. Instead of collaborating for the final victorious hug, he would misanthropically hog all the rewards for himself.
Etymology: GROUPHOG INSTEAD OF GROUPHUG group (a number of persons gathered closely together forming a recognizable unit; cluster band, tribe + hog (to grab greedily; to take all or part of an unfair share of
Mewok
Created by: Moonstar
Pronunciation: Me-Wock
Sentence: Everyone in the office knew Todd was a Mewok. He always pitched in to do the work, and he always had an idea, but he left others to do the hardlabor or hardthinking, and at the end of the day, he was always right there telling the boss about "his" projects and "his" hardwork. In truth, the boss was the ONLY one who DIDN'T know.
Etymology: Me, as is My + Wok, as in Work.
Plagiarmate
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: play-jar-mate
Sentence: Ricky, our boss, began to plagiarmate to corporate taking credit for all our ideas while he was at the golf course.
Etymology: plagiarism+teammate
Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Secret # 3: "It's not about you". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Secret # 3: "It's not about you". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by johnnybunko. Thank you johnnybunko. ~ James
DiplomatUfimskmef - 2018-07-03: 21:40:00
Уважаемые пользователи, друзья! Хотелось бы поделиться несложной и оч
artipt - 2018-07-04: 09:22:00
Приветствую! Наткнулся на очень прибыльный метод по добычи криптовалюты. Вкладывать ничего не нужно. Способ очень простой, освоит как школьни