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DEFINITION: v. To complain and complain about a problem without ever taking action to correct it. n. A complaint about something which you can fix but choose not to.

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Gripesansameliorate

Created by: SnatchRaffle

Pronunciation: Gr ipe san sa meal io rate

Sentence: Dennis I am so sick of your gripesansameliorating! If you are bored go outside and play. Or take a nap! Ed is just a crotchety old gripesansameliorate. I don't think I've ever seen him actually work. Just sits there, and laments that his children never call.

Etymology: Gripe: complain, whine Sans: without Ameliorate: to make better

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Discomplaincent

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dis-kuhm-pleyn-suhnt

Sentence: Janice is so discomplaincent that she even fusses about her own inactivity.

Etymology: discontent (dissatisfaction) + complain (grumble about) + complacent (pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect)

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Bitchenmoanonucleosis

Created by: AlexCityAL

Pronunciation: bitch and moan oh new clee oh sis

Sentence: All our boss did was whine to everyone about the problems with our team that it did not take a doctor to diagnose he had a bad case of bitchenmoanonucleosis.

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Carpathetic

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: car - puh - THET - ik

Sentence: Elwood is completely carpathetic about things he feels are wrong; he carps and complains but is such an ineffectual wimp he never does anything to improve things.

Etymology: Blend of 'carp' (complain) and 'pathetic' (miserably or contemptibly inadequate)

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx I like this word more each time i see it. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 14:45:00

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Gripesence

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: grahyp/es/uhnt

Sentence: Every office has two, or three incessant bitchers (women) and bastarders (men) who complain about every detail and do nothing about it except be bitchers and bastarders. This evil underlying gripesence is the single most distructive force in the workplace.

Etymology: gripe + quiescence

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COMMENTS:

Oh The Gripes of Riffraff. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-15: 09:37:00

petaj Purple, that sounds like a sickening scene from the Rocky Horror Show - petaj, 2007-06-16: 01:42:00

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Stamoan

Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: stah-mone

Sentence: I can't be arsed to actually do anything about my problems, but sometimes a good stamoan makes me feel so much better about my life.

Etymology: Static/stay + same + moan = stamoan

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Criticycle

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: KRIH-tih-sye-kuhl

Sentence: Alex's girlfriend had no idea that her laments over his lack of mouthwash merely put her in a criticycle.

Etymology: criticise + cycle (circling round and round)

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Whinals

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: whine-als

Sentence: Peg and Steve were habitchual whinals. At the end of every term they start to complain and carry on as if they didn't know there would be a final exam. If they had gone to class and studied instead of sitting around the cafeteria kvetching about their professors they wouldn't have to worry so much.

Etymology: whine:complain or protest in a childish fashion to + final: of or constituting the end result of a succession or process

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hopefully they'll flunk, then they will have something to whine about - Nosila, 2010-01-11: 23:39:00

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Exacerplain

Created by: AlouattaPigra

Pronunciation: Eggs Ass Er Plain

Sentence: "Bee off 'wit 'yer exacerplaining!" Faedur belted. "I be so tired of 'earin dis talk about how to improve tings, but 'wit no will at all to do anyting about it!" Francois looked to the cracks in the soil beneath his feet. "I will forever keep 'dem exacerplaints to 'meself! No use make tings worse by pointing out me own hinesight now."

Etymology: Exacerbate - Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse + Complain - Express dissatisfaction or annoyance about a state of affairs or an event.

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Whinecrastinate

Created by: airliebee

Pronunciation: whyne-cras-tuh-nayt

Sentence: "Jodie spends more time whinecrastinating about her fat butt than she does exercising. If she worked her body out as much as she works her jaw out, she'd be a size six too!" "Barry is the biggest whinecrastinator on the planet. He was telling me how frustrating it is that his desk is messy. Well, it's his own fault, isn't it! Why didn't he just clean it up instead of wasting his breath telling me about it? I have actual work to do!" "Thomas, your whinecrastination is beyond belief! Ever heard of Nike? Just do it, man!"

Etymology: whine - to make a complaining cry or sound + crastinate, from procrastinate - to delay or postpone action; put off doing something.

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-15: 01:11:00
Still bothered by office politics? Well, as Timothy Johnson advises in GUST, it's time quit complaining and take action, or at least, it's time to make up a new word about complaining... Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram and Timothy! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-15: 01:59:00
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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-15: 02:11:00
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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-01-11: 00:00:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James