Verboticisms

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: tick-eld-pihnk-slip

Sentence: Though he wasn't trying to get fired, Bob was simply tickledpickslip over losing his job at the pork rendering plant. He thought the job, while it paid the bills, simply wasn't kosher.

Etymology: tickled pink + pink slip

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Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: k-w-ih-f-or-ee-uh

Sentence: Gary felt a moment of quiphoria as he walked out of the office building and jumped for joy as he realized he would never have to return.

Etymology: quit+euphoria

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: fire-d-light

Sentence: "I'm free, I'm free" shouted Colin, his face lit up by the firedelight, despite the fact that he had been sacked.

Etymology: fired (not generally known for causing euphoria but this is the most tedious job in the world) + firelight (often associated with good feelings) + delight (okay, I suppose it is only a mild form of euphoria)

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COMMENTS:

reminds me of that song "sky rockets in flight - afternoon delight, ah ah afternoon delight" (purple better not read this or she'll be stuck with this all day) - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-04: 11:09:00

I hate you Jabber. (gonnafindmybabygonnaholdhertight...) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 13:55:00

knew I'd catch you purple but not catch up to you - great words this week, by the way - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-04: 14:11:00

Thanks Jabber, likewise yours! p.s. You need to check out jedijawa's "resiglation". (rubbinsticksandstonestogethermakesthesparksignite...) petaj - nice word, and thanks for the mindtune - Knights in White Satin was getting old and depressing. (skyrocketsinflight...) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 15:26:00

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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.

Etymology:

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Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: yu - buhm - ee - uh

Sentence: Oh, the feeling of eubumia is such a gratifying experience! It is the time where we all experience unpaid bills, an upset stomach and an unhappy girlfriend. Wee!

Etymology: euphoria (a feeling of extreme happiness) + bum (a jobless person)

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COMMENTS:

Very creative! It never occurred to me to use the "eu" funnetically. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 06:09:00

yep. "eu" was one of my few fundamental characturds when i was still a child. - ohwtepph, 2007-05-04: 07:29:00

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: free-lay-tion

Sentence: The sense of freelation that Ross experienced as he left the building was exhilarating. Someone once told him that a person can say anything they want on their last day of work, and he did. Carrying the remnants of the last 5 years in his little box, he had no doubt that with his special skills and exceptional talent he could find work in no time at all. There was another McDonald's just down the street. Surely they needed an experienced burger flipper. And if they weren't hiring, there was a Wendy's, a Burger King, a Sonic, and a Dairy Queen within walking distance.

Etymology: free: not imprisoned, having liberty, to not be under the control of the will or obligation to another + elation: an exhilarating phychological state of pride and optimism, and absence of depression

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nice - galwaywegian, 2009-11-20: 08:39:00

When I was in charge of hiring I used to see any number of resumes from what i called job frogs who hopped from menial job to menial job, quitting at the drop of a hat when things didn\'t go their way. :-) - artr, 2009-11-20: 13:52:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kwitlāshən

Sentence: Joe should be concerned. He should be worried how he is going to pay his rent or make his car payment. Instead all he feels after resigning from his soul-sapping job is quitillation.

Etymology: quit (resign from a job) + titillation (stimulate or excite, esp. in a sexual way)

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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!

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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:

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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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