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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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Abandeuphoria
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: A-band-you-for-ee-uh
Sentence: His abandeuphoria caused him to bounce about the room after quitting his job.
Etymology: abandon euphoria
Lesterbeautirush
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: Less-tur-byoo-tee-rush
Sentence: Having told his soulless boss where to stick his offer of a raise, Johnny felt a Lesterbeautirush so compelling that he almost went and bought so roses.
Etymology: References the best film ever made about suburbia- American Beauty. The character Lester quits his job- no more spoiler. Also from "Rush" meaning "best ever Canadian rock band".
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COMMENTS:
hee's back - Rush "best ever Canadian rock band" I hope you're kidding! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-04: 11:12:00
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Noborliss
Created by: brucee10
Pronunciation: no - Bor - lis
Sentence: I was overwhelmed with noborliss while I packed my desk and rubbed my privates on my bosses phone.
Etymology: No Boring Job + Bliss
Hapulation
Created by: Pasicheio
Pronunciation: Hap-You-Lay-Shun
Sentence: having finally quit his job, John felt overwhelming hapulation
Etymology: Happy; Elation
Resignelation
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Rez-ig-nell-ayshon
Sentence: Robert had worked for the same bank for twenty-one years, doing the same thing day in day out. He never really wanted the job in the first place but his parents pushed him into it when he was younger, wanting him to follow in his father's footsteps. Now that he had finally found the courage to hand in his notice, the feeling of resignelation was overwhelming. He had already book his ticket to Australia, as the next few years of his life were going to be spent travelling around the world with no plans and best of all, no-one to answer to.
Etymology: Resign (leave voluntarily, of a job,post or position.) + Elation (an exhilarating psychological state of joy and optimism.) + Resignation (a formal document giving notice of intent to resign.) = Resignelation
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COMMENTS:
nice combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-14: 11:06:00
Good one! - Mustang, 2008-07-14: 17:49:00
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Quivana
Created by: justj
Pronunciation: qui-vahn-a
Sentence: After quitting his job, Joe's sudden feeling of quivana was epic. He literally could not feel any more liberated from his duties than ever.
Etymology: qui- quit (to stop doing something) vana- nirvana (a blissful state attained through recognition of no-self;enlightenment)
Freelation
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: frEE-lay-tion
Sentence: David experienced freelation as he told his boss he is quiting the job, telling him it is too boring shoveling manure from the barn. His boss stated, "you are a dairy farmer".
Etymology: free/elation
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COMMENTS:
Oh to be jobliss! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 09:23:00
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Yippeefortyfive
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: yip pee fawr tee fye vvv
Sentence: The sense of yippeefortyfive was enhanced briefly with the succesful part insertion of his report into his line managers.... erm, backup filing system.
Etymology: yippee, p45
Jobilation
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: job-i-la-tion
Sentence: The morning after I win the lottery I'm going to get up and go to work with glee and jobilation because I can finally tell the boss to stick his job in his happy place.
Etymology: job + jubiliation: great joy
Quitphoria
Created by: faridology
Pronunciation: kuitforia
Sentence: John was in a state of quitphoria for a week after tendering his resignation from his job that he hated.
Etymology:
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