Verboticism: Repentafacebookaphobia

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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Reslaxation
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: ree - slax - sa - shun
Sentence: Noreen felt a few moments of reslaxation when she became aware that she had again dodged her boss. He was about to talk to her about the reports that she should have had done that morning but one of the salespersons grabbed his arm and walked away talking with him.
Etymology: relaxation, slacks, lax
Avoideliefear
Created by: bubbos
Pronunciation: a-void-e-lea-fear
Sentence: At the sound of the thundering footsteps, a sudden feeling of avoideliefear has overwhelmed my pretty blonde head.
Etymology: avoid - the boss relief - he doesn't know it's you fear - that he will find out
Didntdoitism
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: did ent do it ism
Sentence: Because of his didntdoitism he hid in the bathroom most of the day.
Etymology: Didn't+do+it+ism
Parajoya
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: pair/a/joy/a
Sentence: Bill always found himself filled with parajoya each time the owner of the company would visit. While he knew this meant shuffling papers near his opened file drawer, as well as his Oscar worthy pretend phone converstations which always made him sweat, he also knew that once the owner made his rounds, it was smooth sailing...until next month.
Etymology: Paranoia: a disorder in which a person becomes overly suspicious and emotionally sensitive. Joy: the emotion of great happiness .
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COMMENTS:
Nice ring to it... - Nosila, 2008-08-04: 17:52:00
Thanks nose. :) - lumina, 2008-08-05: 00:59:00
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Dodgework
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: dawdge-work
Sentence: Cybil had lots of dodgework last week ever since the new guy Chip came to the team. He was so dreamy.
Etymology: dodge + work
Heebiemanageebies
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈhibi-ˌmænəˈdʒibiz/
Sentence: The fact that my boss has yet to figure out that I'm still working on last November's TPS reports really gives me the heebie-manageebies.
Etymology: From heebie-jeebies + manager
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COMMENTS:
very cute! - rikboyee, 2007-06-11: 17:57:00
Gives me the creeps just saying it out loud. - petaj, 2007-06-12: 07:48:00
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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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Stressurerush
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: stresh/er/rush
Sentence: When the boss is on a rampage looking to yell and dump on someone and my desk is backlogged and piled high, I go into a stressurerush when he storms past.
Etymology: stress + pressure + rush
Bossighnova
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bôsīnōvə
Sentence: Tony*s boss dosen*t understand concepts like encouragement, pat on the back or motivation. He feels it is his job to root out the mistakes his workers make and correct them publicly and loudly. Whenever the boss passes by without stopping to chew on his ego, Tony does his own little internal happy dance, his bosssighnova.
Etymology: boss (a person in charge of a worker or organization) + sigh (emit a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or a similar feeling) + bossa nova (a dance like the samba, originating in Brazil)
Deskapism
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: desk ape isum
Sentence: the euphoria of deskapism evaporated when the vp's number lit up his intercom.
Etymology: desk, escapism
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COMMENTS:
Darn it, it's just too good. - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 22:18:00
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