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DEFINITION: n., A person who diligently and persistently complains about their work. v., To enjoy bellyaching about your job so much that you would never consider quitting.
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Bellyyay
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: BEHL-lee-yay
Sentence: Alex plan was this: why aspire to supervising manager when he could bellyyay all he wanted as managerial supervisor?
Etymology: bellyache + yay
Disployee
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dis-ploi-ee
Sentence: Mack is a great disployee. No matter what the company does, he can find the down side of it. The company throws a holiday party; they should have put the money into larger raises. The company pays for employee's parking; garages are ugly and unhealthy because of exhaust fumes. If his dad wasn't the owner, he'd have quit long ago.
Etymology: dis (to show disrespect for; affront) + employee (a person working for another person or a business firm for pay)
Grumployee
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: grum-ploy-ee
Sentence: If he was rated on how well and long he bitched about work, Bob would be CEO of the company by now.
Etymology: grump, employee
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COMMENTS:
It would be a bit long but your word would be good mixed with Riki's grumployeeofthemoanth - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-18: 13:29:00
Met heaps of them! Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-18: 18:26:00
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Gripefitter
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: grype fit ter
Sentence: Charlie had gone to trade school to get his ticket, so that he would always be able to find work. After a few years of being a pipefitter, he got bored and became a gripefitter. He complained about everything to everybody, but did not want to give up his status and benefits, plus the money was great. Apparently complaining about his job ran in his family as one of his brothers was a whine merchant, another a beef industry executive and the third a journeymoan electrician.
Etymology: Gripe (to complain) & Pipefitter (A pipefitter (also called steamfitter), not to be mistaken for a plumber, is a tradesman who lays out, assembles, fabricates, maintains and repairs mechanical piping systems)
Alienistic
Created by: verygoodmood
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As a former alien, I know that in the beginning most of people coming to our country for good have “Alienistic Mentality”, "Alienistic Feelings", they take advantage of the country’s benefits, grabbing what they can grab avoiding giving back. Later however, it often changes, but not always unfortunately.
Etymology: Alien + istic
Moandrone
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mone drone
Sentence: Sherry was a moandrone. She endlessly complained about everything at work. Her peers called her Moana Lot behind her back and many had told her she should quit if she hated it so much. But truth is, despite it all, she had found the perfect job at the distillery. She was now officially called a whine taster...
Etymology: Moan (complain,indicate displeasure/discomfort) & Drone (an unchanging intonation;someone who takes more time than necessary, lags behind)
Stafflocoffice
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: staf/low/cawf/iss
Sentence: People are constantly trying to avoid the stafflocoffice - her whining is very contageous.
Etymology: staff + staphlococcus + office
Whinaholic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: whin/a/hol/ic
Sentence: My boss is a major whinaholic about his job. Our hours are 8:30 - 5:00, but he arrives at 7:30 and leaves at 5:30 so he can smooze and cruise with the staff, but never stops bitching about all that he has to do.
Etymology: WHINAHOLIC - noun - from WHINE (snivel, or complain in a self-pitying way) + WORKAHOLIC (One who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work)
Steadfuss
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (intr. v. & n.) stěd'-fŭs
Sentence: "Quit being such a steadfuss. I'm tired of your incessant griping about work conditions at the sperm bank!" ejaculated Sam.
Etymology: stead[fast] + fuss (from "fussbudget" = "a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person")
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by brimuth. Thank you brimuth! ~ James
"occupulation" is a great word, and easy to pronounce, too.
galwaywegian - 2008-09-16: 06:29:00
hillarious!
galwaywegian - 2008-09-16: 06:29:00
oops that was meant for sisyfuss
lumina - 2008-09-18: 02:22:00
Nosila! Your "pation" fit was GREAT! NOBODY stop him! HA! Is owning a pawn shop a hockupation? Shouldn't the kid on the corner in his yellow traffic get up get paid for that blockupation? Ok, somebody slap us both... :) Congrats on the win Nose!
Today's definition was suggested by brimuth. Thank you brimuth. ~ James
wordslikevenom - 2011-06-30: 19:40:00
Vintage ;)