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DEFINITION: n. A feeling of euphoria which occurs when you finally quit your boring, mind-numbingly dull, and emotionally unrewarding job. v. To quit your job and feel good about it.
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Hapulation
Created by: Pasicheio
Pronunciation: Hap-You-Lay-Shun
Sentence: having finally quit his job, John felt overwhelming hapulation
Etymology: Happy; Elation
Mcstasy
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mc/stuh/see
Sentence: After quitting his McJob, Joe pranced out the front door of McDonald's in a state of mcstasy and danced all the way home, proud that he stood up to and finally made a statement about the exploitive fast food industry of America.
Etymology: McSTASY - noun - from McJOB (a job at McDonald's, or similar type minimum wage job at Wal Mart, KFC, Arby's) + ECSTASY (euphoria, rapturous delight)
Quitillation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kwitlāshən
Sentence: Joe should be concerned. He should be worried how he is going to pay his rent or make his car payment. Instead all he feels after resigning from his soul-sapping job is quitillation.
Etymology: quit (resign from a job) + titillation (stimulate or excite, esp. in a sexual way)
Yippeefortyfive
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: yip pee fawr tee fye vvv
Sentence: The sense of yippeefortyfive was enhanced briefly with the succesful part insertion of his report into his line managers.... erm, backup filing system.
Etymology: yippee, p45
Fhukinay
Created by: petersn1
Pronunciation: fuk-in-a
Sentence: Fhukinay that job sucked!
Etymology:
Jobilation
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: job/il/a/shun
Sentence: Being one who has always "played by the rules" Jonathan could not hide his jobilation from Erica when he walked through the door a free man at 8:45 a.m, less than an hour after kissing her good-bye that Monday morning.
Etymology: root word-jubilation: exultation: a feeling of extreme joy. celebration: a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event. exultation: the utterance of sounds expressing great joy.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word! - Mustang, 2008-07-14: 17:47:00
Quite jolly! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-14: 18:56:00
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Winetofive
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: nine-to-five
Sentence: After sticking two fingers up at his evil boss, jamming the photocopying machine and unleashing a virus onto the office server, Phil laughed as he went to the pub to begin his new life as a winetofiver.
Etymology: nine to five (standard office shift pattern) & wine (intoxicating drink)
Freelation
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: frEE-lay-tion
Sentence: David experienced freelation as he told his boss he is quiting the job, telling him it is too boring shoveling manure from the barn. His boss stated, "you are a dairy farmer".
Etymology: free/elation
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COMMENTS:
Oh to be jobliss! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 09:23:00
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Defunging
Created by: groklord
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COMMENTS:
this word comes from the latin root "defung", meaning 'to quit'. - groklord, 2007-05-04: 19:48:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ohmytodd.
Thank you ohmytodd! ~ James
So many good words already. I'll have to think about this after I exit MPOW, and head for the carpark. (Only vehiciousexiting going on at this time of the day) I wonder if there will be even a minor thrill as I'm only leaving for a long weekend.
Jabberwocky - 2007-05-04: 14:08:00
I heard this one years ago but I can't let the day go without passing it on to people who like funny word combos - Today is Star Wars Day - "May the 4th be with you"!!
wordmeister - 2007-05-06: 23:31:00
Maybe we should do a Star Wars week...
Discombobulated! One of my all-time favorite words, nice to see it used.
lumina - 2008-07-14: 14:35:00
Today's definition was suggested by ohmytodd. Thank you ohmytodd. ~ James