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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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Truffking
Created by: thefreewheeler
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When I told the boss I quit, I tell you, man, I felt a wave of truffking.
Etymology: truff from 'truffle,' a treat. king, 'royalty', feeling empowered like a King or Queen, answerable to no one.
Licentophoria
Created by: missleigh
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Latin-licentia : license, leave, authorization /freedom, liberty = Euphoria....
Deliverdance
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: dee/liver/dans
Sentence: His feeling of deliverdance at quitting his job was so overpowering that he felt like Michael Flatley
Etymology: deliverance + riverdance
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COMMENTS:
reely impressive - galwaywegian, 2007-05-04: 06:58:00
Oh yes.. that's really good. - pinwheel, 2007-05-04: 07:44:00
thank you - reely (just got that one - funny) - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-04: 11:13:00
by jiggo it is a goody. - petaj, 2007-05-04: 20:22:00
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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
Deliverdance
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: dee/liver/dance
Sentence: His feeling of deliverdance at quitting his job was so overpowering that he felt like Michael Flatley.
Etymology: deliverance (liberation, salvation) + riverdance (of Irish step dancing fame)
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COMMENTS:
nice! - galwaywegian, 2008-07-14: 07:22:00
Great images come to mind... - metrohumanx, 2008-07-14: 18:58:00
Ha! Funny visual! Did he wear the headband? :) - lumina, 2008-07-14: 19:35:00
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Exitaration
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: ex-IT-uh-RAY-shun (like exhilaration but with a T)
Sentence: As I hung up my stupid Starbucks apron for the very last time, I was overwhelmed by a feeling that could only be described as exitaration.
Etymology: exhilaration + exit
Quitilation
Created by: whipspeak
Pronunciation: kwit-i-ley-shuhn
Sentence: Tom, cradling his small box of personal belongings, felt suddenly aroused by the quitilation of seeing his fantasy unfold as security escorted him into the elevator.
Etymology: quit: to cease, or discontinue + elation: exultant gladness + titillation: to excite or arouse agreeably
Quiphoria
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: k-w-ih-f-or-ee-uh
Sentence: Gary felt a moment of quiphoria as he walked out of the office building and jumped for joy as he realized he would never have to return.
Etymology: quit+euphoria
Freelief
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: fruh-leef
Sentence: "I'm so completely overwhelmed by a sense of freelief, I think I might quit my next job too, and spend what's left of my existence as a bum in freeliefdom!""
Etymology: An amalgamation of the words 'free' 'and relief'.
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