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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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Resignophoria
Created by: Rogan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He quit! A wave of resignophoria washed over him. FInally, he was able to continue with his childhood ambition of a career in cannibalism.
Etymology: resignation + euphoria
Redundancing
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: rehd unnn dan sing
Sentence: News of his sacking led to a bout of redundancing. The court summons was not as ecstatically recieved
Etymology: redundancy, dancing
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COMMENTS:
redundancing with the stars... - Nosila, 2009-11-21: 01:23:00
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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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Juridication
Created by: modularsky
Pronunciation: jur-id-ication
Sentence: I'm so juridicated after quitting my job.
Etymology:
Funemployment
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: fun-ehm-PLOY-ment
Sentence: Guess what! I quit Pizza Hut! Let the funemployment begin!
Etymology: fun + unemployment
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COMMENTS:
very good - petaj, 2007-05-04: 06:48:00
quit good - galwaywegian, 2007-05-04: 07:03:00
Nice. - HubbMU, 2007-05-04: 10:04:00
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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'.
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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Elashove
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eee lay shuv
Sentence: his elashove was intense but short lived, as he realised his car was clamped in the employees car park, and he was going to have to return and ask his ex-boss for the release fee
Etymology: elation as in joy. shove as in take this opportunitythat would suit an ambitious self-starter and shove it!
Blissmissal
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bliss miss al
Sentence: Denzel was so excited when got home, telling his wife, Mindy, that he had quit his boring job and was free to look for better positions. His blissmissal was short-lived when the bills kept rolling in but the funding stopped.
Etymology: Bliss (euphoria,joy,extreme happiness) & Dismissal (end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave;part company)
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.
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