Verboticisms

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: jaw/bi/lay/shun

Sentence: Jim experienced jobilation the day he joined the unemployed

Etymology: jubilation + job

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: ur-gazm

Sentence: Bob had an ergasm when he finally ended his stellar career as head fish de-header at Sal's Scrumptious Squid and More.

Etymology: erg, orgasm

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COMMENTS:

no doubt you're getting that Doctorow Book this week. - ohwtepph, 2007-05-04: 07:35:00

I think the book is for next week and it's a mug this week. If I win, it would be the first thing I've won since that Beatle's album in 7'th grade (which my brother subsequently lost). - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 07:59:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: KWIT-thril

Sentence: During years of boredom at work, Bob used several sanity-saving strategies, but he knew that the time to go was a right-brainer when he started creating verboticisms to describe his plight. He considered ennuixitasy, joie-de-chuckit, and fleeglee, and even though he thought it might be an "excellent mistake," he settled for quithrill, quithrill, quithrill, simply for the joy he found in saying over and over.

Etymology: QUIT: to give up or resign one's job or position; THRILL: to affect one with a wave of emotion or excitement.

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COMMENTS:

it does have a nice ring to it - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-14: 11:06:00

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Created by: justj

Pronunciation: qui-vahn-a

Sentence: After quitting his job, Joe's sudden feeling of quivana was epic. He literally could not feel any more liberated from his duties than ever.

Etymology: qui- quit (to stop doing something) vana- nirvana (a blissful state attained through recognition of no-self;enlightenment)

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Created by: morehousesl

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌleɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/

Sentence: I was going to quit my mailroom job in about three months time, when they layed me off and gave me three months severance pay, allowing me to feel pure laboration, untainted by the crushing blow of finanslavement that usually follows.

Etymology: From labor + liberation

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COMMENTS:

True story. One of the happiest days of my life. - ErWenn, 2007-05-04: 03:38:00

I really like this one - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-04: 11:03:00

Thanks. - ErWenn, 2007-05-04: 17:08:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /glee-man-suh-PEY-shun/

Sentence: Using the infamous hand gesture of Donald Trump, Andy told his boss "You're fired." And to that, Mr. Dillard replied, "You can't fire me. I'm YOUR boss." Andy leaned back as far as he could in his boss' stiff-backed chair, grinned and said, "But don't you see? That's the one thing I can fire you from — you're no longer my boss!" After he enjoyed watching the reaction of his former boss for several moments, he stood up and strode out of the office, filled with a feeling of gleemancipation. It would only last until around the end of the month, when his rent was due, but for now, Andy simply enjoyed the moment.

Etymology: Glee - open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation (from Old English, gliu "entertainment, mirth, jest") + Emancipation - freedom from bondage, oppression, or restraint (from Latin, emancipatus "freed from control")

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COMMENTS:

I aglee! - galwaywegian, 2008-07-14: 15:52:00

Aft gang agley... - metrohumanx, 2008-07-14: 18:55:00

Free votes. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-14: 21:45:00

You are good! - lumina, 2008-07-14: 23:30:00

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Created by: trunktickle

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Created by: mplsbohemian

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Sentence: My life is destroyed because of whatwillneverhappentome.

Etymology: Coined in a fit of despair after being turned down by yet another job possibility and staying stuck in a job that is destroying me.

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Oh dear! There, there. Here's a few points for you. Love, VerbMomtomist. P.S. Try usajobs.com (or course, if you are in the U.S. or fancy living there.) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 21:15:00

Those three points just made my day. I feel bad for abusing the game--it's just been a little bit beyond one of those days today. And I did think someone else might relate. But tomorrow, I'm off. :D CINCO DE MAYO! I have to keep soldiering, looking for new work, or better yet, looking for more education. Thanks again. PS It could be worse. My job is not dull, but what emotional rewards there are are a pyrrhic victory. - mplsbohemian, 2007-05-04: 22:39:00

I should also say that I went from discovering a job rejection to hitting Verbotomy in about three minutes' time, so I was very hot under the collar. - mplsbohemian, 2007-05-04: 22:41:00

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Created by: mana1066

Pronunciation: ess-cape-ta-see

Sentence: the escaptasy only lasted from the exit to the bus stop, where he realized he not only had no car, but now no job

Etymology: escape + fantasy

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COMMENTS:

Sheer escapsy! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 10:32:00

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