Verboticism: Dawdleangst
DEFINITION: n. A momentary feeling of relief mixed with lingering dread, which occurs when your boss marches past the piles of unfinished work on your desk. v. To sigh with relief after your boss marches past your desk
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Repentafacebookaphobia
Created by: couv78
Pronunciation: Repent-ah-facebook-ah-phobia
Sentence: Evrytime Mr. H comes by my desk its a mad dash to shut down my internet explorer. I think I have repentafacebookaphobia...but it passes.
Etymology:
Fachsie
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: fuhk - sahy
Sentence: Anna let out a fachsie upon seeing that his boss was out to get not Anna, but her evil twin sister, Anne.
Etymology: fuck [interjection meaning surprise or dread] + sigh [relief]
Hierarchothrill
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: HI rar ko THRILL
Sentence: Hierarchothrill was the order of the day, though their anarcho-ad-hoc often lacked the resources to entice anybody to fight for control. It would be a long time until another visionary of Jilo's calibur took hold of the reigns.
Etymology: Heirarcy + Thrill
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COMMENTS:
They would know when another such visionary came along. Whosoever pulls this letter opener from this paper weight will be the one true king of the office -- the modern equivalent of excalibur. - petaj, 2007-06-11: 04:40:00
great sounding word - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-11: 13:08:00
that would be an impressive feat indeed! most exalted would his triumphant rise be! and thanks, jabber. - jadenguy, 2007-06-11: 15:22:00
all hail the new king of human resources - HRthur and his good friend Outsourcealot - rikboyee, 2007-06-11: 20:20:00
It's good to know that shiftalry is not dead, but it's good riddance to Middieval Managers. - petaj, 2007-06-12: 07:46:00
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Stressurerush
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: stresh/er/rush
Sentence: When the boss is on a rampage looking to yell and dump on someone and Jenny's desk is backlogged and piled high, she goes into a stressurerush when he storms past.
Etymology: STRESSURERUSH - noun - from - STRESS + PRESSURE + RUSH
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COMMENTS:
STRESSURERUSH...the hidden killer. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:39:00
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Intraypidation
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: in-tray-pid-ay-shun
Sentence: whenever i became too overwhelmed with intraypidation i would head to the kitchen for a bit of subterfridge
Etymology: in tray, intrepid, trepidation
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COMMENTS:
well deskribed - galwaywegian, 2007-06-11: 05:17:00
I like. - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 07:14:00
I have to vote for this one because of the excellent usage of subterfridge - porsche, 2007-06-11: 13:05:00
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Allayoffment
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: al/ay/off/ment
Sentence: A wave of allayoffment passed over him as he narrowly escaped being asked to produce last week's revenue figures.
Etymology: allayment (relief) + lay off (as in being fired)
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COMMENTS:
wonderful! - jadenguy, 2007-06-11: 15:23:00
Hey Jabber - congrats on your win (AGAIN!) Another great word week! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-11: 16:10:00
yeah...you just keep throwin' punches...your like wocky balboa - rikboyee, 2007-06-11: 20:15:00
Subhan Allay wa Bihamdih. - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 22:16:00
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Werkschmerz
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: work + shmerz
Sentence: I always get a sense of werkschmerz whenever the boss notices all the work I haven't been doing.
Etymology: From the German, n.: "I just can't take all this damned paperwork any more."
Squirmpile
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: SKWURM-pahyl
Sentence: As files began to stack higher and higher in Bob's in-tray, fellow workers realized that it was a clever ploy to avoid the boss's glare and hide his own squirmpile.
Etymology: SQUIRM: to feel or display discomfort or distress, as from reproof, embarrassment, pain, etc & PILE: an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other: a pile of papers.
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COMMENTS:
SQUIRMPILE...disturbingly vivid image. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:40:00
Is that also what you get from cold office chairs and too many donut runs? - pungineer, 2008-08-04: 09:18:00
Good word...I think most people have squirmpiles at work! - Nosila, 2008-08-04: 17:48:00
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Quotasigher
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: Quota - sigh - er
Sentence: Quotasighering leaves me feeling perplexed about my job security.
Etymology: Quota ( work load required ) + Sigh (murmur) + Cower ( dread )
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COMMENTS:
And no doubt the quota's higher. - petaj, 2007-06-12: 07:40:00
good eye. - guesser, 2007-06-18: 13:55:00
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