JOBSWORTH

PRONUNCIATION: (JOBZ-wuhrth)

MEANING: noun: A petty official who insists on following trivial rules at the expense of common sense.

ETYMOLOGY: From the expression “It’s more than my job’s worth”. Earliest documented use: 1970.
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JOBS-WORTHY - a deserving candidate for CEO of Apple Inc

LOBS-WORTH - the value of a wobbly, lofted, poorly-thrown pass

JOB SWORETH - how Job reacteth when he saw the whale approaching