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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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Afterjunedelight
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: after/joon/dee/lite
Sentence: Afterjunedelight is what every teacher experiences at the end of term.
Etymology: afternoon delight (song made famous by Starland Vocal Band) + june
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COMMENTS:
After the grating of papers? - metrohumanx, 2008-07-14: 18:57:00
A+ - Stevenson0, 2008-07-14: 20:04:00
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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
Takethisjobandshoveitism
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: tayk-this-jawb-and-shuv-it-is-um
Sentence: Feeling immense takeshisjobandshoveitism, Craig gave everyone the finger on his way out the door.
Etymology: From the tune of the same name by Johnny Paycheck
Wheefortyfive
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: whee fohrr tee feye vvvvvvvv
Sentence: His weefortyfive felt like a holiday, whioch was just as well, as it was the closest he would get to one for quite a while
Etymology: p45 wheee!
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COMMENTS:
Funny!!! - TJayzz, 2008-07-14: 07:40:00
welcome back galway - bookowl, 2008-07-14: 11:03:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-14: 12:03:00
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Joquippy
Created by: grahaff
Pronunciation: jaw kwi pee
Sentence: Micheal was so joquippy after quiting his dull mail job that he decided to invite his friends over to his house for ice cream.
Etymology: jo (job) qui (quit) ppy (happy)
Thriliberation
Created by: ratbastid
Pronunciation: thri-LIB-ur-AY-shun
Sentence: My joy at having given my two week notice is matched only by my thriliberation at having two weeks of paid vacation left to use.
Etymology:
Corpelation
Created by: schroesd
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Leaving his job as a cubicle drone filled Joe with corpelation.
Etymology:
Libainam
Created by: omniscientamnesiac
Pronunciation: lahy-beyn-m
Sentence: He was filled with libainam, after telling his boss to shove it.
Etymology: Lib from the term liberate; ainam from the literal reverse of the word mania.
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.
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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