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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.
Verboticisms
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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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Laboration
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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Ergasm
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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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
Quitspiration
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: kwit-spur-ay-shun
Sentence: As he marched out of the office he as overcome with quitspiration
Etymology: quit, inspiration
Unemployjoy
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Alan's unemployjoy prevented him from realizing he would be eating macaroni and cheese for breakfast, lunch and dinner from now on.
Etymology:
Quittygiddy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kwitēgidē
Sentence: Though thoughts of leaving his job as Banal Retention Officer make Jason feel quittygiddy, mortgages, kids in college and living indoors make him stick with euboreia.
Etymology: quit (resign from a job) + giddy (disorienting and alarming, but exciting)
Abergophoria
Created by: mustilicor
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Abergophoria is often a short-lived pleasure, much like the nice, warm feeling of wetting your pants.
Etymology: ab - away from; ergo - work; and of course euphoria ...plus it has the word 'gopher' in there, which is always a plus.
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COMMENTS:
true friendship is like wetting your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel its true warmth - mana1066, 2007-05-06: 22:51:00
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Libervana
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: lib-err-vahn-uh
Sentence: After working for fifteen years in a totalitarian matriarchy, James was finally able, with the help of the NJEA, to cast off the yoke of academic opression and finally appreciate the sublime state of LIBERVANA which made every day blissful, and now every minute feels like.....SATURDAY.
Etymology: LIBERation+niRVANA LIBERATION-to be freed from opression NIRVANA-perfect state of mind
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COMMENTS:
Here's one for ya:
http://flicklives.com/
Thanks, everybody. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-14: 05:18:00
every minute feels like Saturday - wow!! - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-14: 13:03:00
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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