Thursday, June 14, 2007
Jobation
A jobation is a lengthy reprimand. I have a tendency to enter a period of jobation every now and again with my children. However, they soon let me know when I've made my point and the jobation is complete. Now I know what to call it. Cool! Loved the meanings on the blog today. And great to see we're still getting new players as a result of the blog of note status which is over a week old. Williminator took the honours with today's invented meanings in a very tight race. Congratulations.
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Jobation - originated from the famous 18th Century Lawman Joe Bation who was renowned for being quick on the draw.
ie. "Step away from the weapon you are no Jobation".
Jas.
JOBATION (n): Originating from the story of Job in the Bible; means to bitch and/or moan about your life. An act of JOBBING (v).
JOBATION-
It originated from the word 'JOB'which means, 'the work done in anticipation of money in return'.
I do embroidery as a hobby.. when I change this hobby to a job, that process is called 'Jobation'
e.g. I am planning to jobate my hobby of doing embroidery on silks.
a person who is beset by tragedy; as in the trials of Job
Jobation: [noun} derivative of the word libation, partaken of during the nomral working hours, usually during lunch.
Jobation: A drink in celebration of a fortuituos turn of events following a season of calamity.
"I fancy a jobation, I do. I'm buyin'. Pint o' Guinness. Whadda you boys havin'?"
"You buyin'? You nevah buy."
"E's won the lottery he has."
"Na, e's got a raise."
"Come on boys! It's better'n 'at. Me ex is gettin' married!"
"Rahhhh! We be celebratin' t'night"
Jobation is a general term for the activities taking place on St. Jobat's day, which include the First Feast of Jobat, Comments on the First Feast of Jobat, the Second Feast of Jobat, Comments on the Second Feast of Jobat, the Third Feast of Jobat, Comments on the Third Feast of Jobat, and naptime. St. Jobat was a 7th century monk who didn't believe in fasting, and though now little known, was very popular in his time and for several centuries afterward.
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This word, now in common usage in theatrical circles, is used to refer to any young actor auditioning for the part of 'Joseph' as in 'The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.' Until the final selection for the part has been made, all hopeful actors are referred to as being under 'Jobation.'
Jobation: the act of finding a job outside of one's home nation.
Jobation (n.) Expressing a state of disbelief and surprise. It has its origins in the 16th century exclamation 'by jove!'.
For example: She regarded the kitten and the holes in her brand new curtains with great jobation.
Jobation is the practice, increasingly more common nowadays, of reducing a company's official headcount numbers (thus making them look better in investors' eyes) by laying off permanent employees, and then hiring them back as contractors through temp agencies.
It's a shortened word for probationary period. Jobation is mostly for training new and old employees updates on how to do a job faster and more efficiently.
The company put the whole packing department on jobation because they have to use more die cuts instead of styrofoam used in packing. Countries overseas cannot throw away styrofoam packaging products anymore.
Jobation (n): A state of jubilant celebration found in managers truly devoted to their work, brought on by the acquisition of a wonderful new employee.
Syn.: Ecstasy, rapture
Ant.: Depression, funk
Jobation is a tiny nation in the western hemisphere where robots have taken over and humans are now becoming extinct. Named after the obscure and deranged scientist, Professor Jobit, who created the first robot to take over tedious tasks. Much to the chagrin of all involved, they are now taking over the world.
When there are no more nations, a jobation will be the nation-like entity within a multinational corporation. The nation at your job.
Jobation: common slang word used in the law enforcement industry for the speeding citations given to those poor souls who are rushing because they are late for work.
"If it weren't for jobations, I don't think I would've made my quota this month!"
Jobation (n)- the formal term for a sudden influx of layoffs. It can influence the economy when jobation occurs in large amounts.
another word for Teamwork.
Howard cheered his team on by screaming "good Jobation team!!!" and jumping up and down.
A town in India where all the telemarketers and mortgage company phone operaors are housed.
jobation: the sudden onset of sickness, fever and general malaise upon receiving your list of chores for the day.
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i was confused for a while :)
It's the passive act of having ones vitality slowly stripped. Wife, kids, livelihood, health, etc.
Jobation is when you take a vacation from work, but you are actually still there. Surfing the internet and reading blogs while on the clock is a jobation.
Jobation- when you get sent on a business trip but make it a stay-up-all-night-ball-busting-vacation instead.
Ex:
"Hey didn't you just have to go to Dubai for that business fair thing this month?"
"Dude...we boozed it up the night before the big day, stayed up until 5 in the morning makin out with these chicks we met in the next hotel room, woke up at 8, picked up the materials after killing our hangovers with a beer in the hotel lobby, sat at the booth for 6 hours, then took a party cruise that night. It was the best jobation ever!!"
Jobation is a word that has evolved over time, originating with the story of Job in the Bible, meaning utter despair.
"She sat in a corner, head hanging down in jobation, hoping someone would take pity and drop a coin or two."
Jobat ion; a newly discovered radiation ion. Jobat discovered it accidently while using batteries to fire his pottery in a pit in at the beach. Now named Jobation.
Jobation is part of a family of word ending with 'bation'. The suffix 'bation' means *to please* as in the well known word 'masturbation' meaning *to please one's self* ('mastur' being a previously unknown Australian form of 'myself').
Therefore, Jobation is *to please Jo*.
it means someone who helps u get a job =]
jobation: the act of procrastinating while at work, including overly slow movement, useless repetition, superfluous email checking and internet browsing, or any other activity that is not directly or indirectly related to work duties and adds no progress to completion of one's official responsibilities.
Joe's jobation skills were second to none; his constant jobationing actually increased office moral by providing innovative jobation examples for his fellow co-workers
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Jobation. That is the true technical term for guys smacking each other in the butt after any sporting accomplishment.
Terrific definitions today!
Jobation is when someone has been convicted in the workplace but doesn't have to serve his time at work. Kinda, nice if you can get away with it.
Jobation
Language spoken on the planet of Joba, heart language of the Jobanese. These beings seem intent on peaceful pastimes such a clipping the toenails on the feet of their three legs and counting the small glib-bugs which scurry up to devour the toe-nail clippings.
I just discovered this site, and have laughed myself silly reading through these. Don't think I can top these, so won't try on this one, but we used to play this when my kids were all still at home, and we had a bunch of people over. We called it 'daffy-nitions". We awarded points for originality and imagination, as well as correct guesses.
Thanks for bringing it all back!
I'm voting for Williminator ! good meaning. Everybody goes through a jobation period once in awhile.
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Jobation is the term used when an employee is kept under constant scrutiny at the workplace, after he/she has been caught by the employer once.
Ann was under jobation for 3 weeks following the stapler incident.
Blimey you miss a few weeks of word imping and suddenly the imps are taking over the world.
Which is sort of like jobation.
Jobation is when you go on holiday and on your return you find that the person you line manage, or worse, your office nemesis has slowly taken over your projects.
Glenda returned from a week in Outer Mongolia to find that Bruce had done a complete jobation on her cereal promotion project.
What was worse she knew she would never have come up with the tag line "Ready Steady Bready".
Glenda hated Bruce!
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