Verboticisms

Created by: whipspeak

Pronunciation: kwit-i-ley-shuhn

Sentence: Tom, cradling his small box of personal belongings, felt suddenly aroused by the quitilation of seeing his fantasy unfold as security escorted him into the elevator.

Etymology: quit: to cease, or discontinue + elation: exultant gladness + titillation: to excite or arouse agreeably

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Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: job/il/a/shun

Sentence: Being one who has always "played by the rules" Jonathan could not hide his jobilation from Erica when he walked through the door a free man at 8:45 a.m, less than an hour after kissing her good-bye that Monday morning.

Etymology: root word-jubilation: exultation: a feeling of extreme joy. celebration: a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event. exultation: the utterance of sounds expressing great joy.

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COMMENTS:

Excellent word! - Mustang, 2008-07-14: 17:47:00

Quite jolly! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-14: 18:56:00

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Created by: heb319

Pronunciation: kwit or gaz um

Sentence: When she quit her job selling widgets, the quitorgasm Marie experienced pleased her so much she nearly passed out from ecstasy.

Etymology: quit orgasm

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Created by: Partario

Pronunciation: Aband-joyment

Sentence: "this is such a feeling of abandjoyment!"

Etymology: Abandon + Enjoyment

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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)

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Created by: hooterbug

Pronunciation: [hal-ee-dōl-ya]

Sentence: In an extreme state of Halledolejah, Tony took the number 5 bus downtown to file unemployment after posting his boss's email address on www.ilikebondage.com

Etymology: Combination of Hallelujah (Used to express praise or joy.) + Dole (The distribution by the government of relief payments to the unemployed; welfare.)

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-14: 12:51:00

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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: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: dee/liver/dans

Sentence: His feeling of deliverdance at quitting his job was so overpowering that he felt like Michael Flatley

Etymology: deliverance + riverdance

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COMMENTS:

reely impressive - galwaywegian, 2007-05-04: 06:58:00

Oh yes.. that's really good. - pinwheel, 2007-05-04: 07:44:00

thank you - reely (just got that one - funny) - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-04: 11:13:00

by jiggo it is a goody. - petaj, 2007-05-04: 20:22:00

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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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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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