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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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Giddyparture
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: gid - dee - part - chure
Sentence: After her boss yelled at her yet again, Gloria had a giddyparture. She made one last grand "gesture" at him; picked up her purse, clicked her heels, gave a loud cheer and walked out for good.
Etymology: giddy, departure
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COMMENTS:
giddyup! - Nosila, 2009-11-21: 01:24:00
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Guilliment
Created by: maskandmirror
Pronunciation: Gill-Ee-Munt
Sentence: The feeling of guilliment as I walked through the door for the very last time was such that I could not help buying myself a pizza on the way home to celebrate.
Etymology:
Yippeefortyfive
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: yip eee fohr tee fiev
Sentence: his yippeefortyfive lasted the precise length it took his boss to remove the pilkington report from his fundament
Etymology: p 45 yippee
Resiglation
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: res-ig-lay-shun
Sentence: John felt resiglation at finally quiting his job so that he could persue that career as a deadbeat like he'd always wanted.
Etymology: resignation + elation
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COMMENTS:
I like it! Resiglation was my first verbotomy, but I was feeling grindstoned this AM and woke up late. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 06:02:00
By the way, I really enjoyed your splinterview. Being that you are an attorney, I was wondering if you could advise me if there is any legal recourse I can take against players who pick on my tunacy (I get songs stuck in my head). (mymottosalwaysbeenwhenitsrightitsright...) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 14:10:00
nice try purple but I'm sure jedijawa will not take sides (especially after he sees my "May the 4th be with you" joke - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-04: 15:46:00
Good one Jabber! "Fluke, I am your flounder." Thank goodness I don't get lyricless tunes stuck in my head. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 16:20:00
Haha! You know, I tell people you can always sue anyone for anything ... but good luck getting a judgment (I prefer negotiation over litigation). Thanks for reading my spliterview. :-) - jedijawa, 2007-05-07: 11:28:00
Good one! - HubbMU, 2007-05-08: 10:11:00
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Quivana
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)
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)
Youforya
Created by: Rochelle
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I told them they could keep their lousy job. The youforya was exhilarating.
Etymology: "If I'm not for myself, who will be?" Hillel, a Jewish sage.
Quitorgasm
Created by: heb319
Pronunciation: kwit or gaz um
Sentence: When she quit her job selling widgets, the quitorgasm Marie experienced pleased her so much she nearly passed out from ecstasy.
Etymology: quit orgasm
Grindelerium
Created by: verysimplegame
Pronunciation: grine-duh-ler-e-um
Sentence: Overcome with grindelerium, Gene yelled back at the assistant manager that bathing occasionally couldn't hurt.
Etymology: Grind - delerium
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