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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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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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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.
Quitillation
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)
Truffking
Created by: thefreewheeler
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When I told the boss I quit, I tell you, man, I felt a wave of truffking.
Etymology: truff from 'truffle,' a treat. king, 'royalty', feeling empowered like a King or Queen, answerable to no one.
Juridication
Created by: modularsky
Pronunciation: jur-id-ication
Sentence: I'm so juridicated after quitting my job.
Etymology:
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
Escaptasy
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: ess-cape-ta-see
Sentence: the escaptasy only lasted from the exit to the bus stop, where he realized he not only had no car, but now no job
Etymology: escape + fantasy
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COMMENTS:
Sheer escapsy! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 10:32:00
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Quitessence
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: kwit ES ens
Sentence: Now that she had learned she was soon going to be rich, Wilby Cand decided that it would be great fun to do all those things she had always fantasized about doing if she never had to work again. She slept in on Monday morning, then sent out a company-wide e-mail to let everyone know that she wasn't coming in because she "didn't feel like it" and anyway, "Work screws with my buzz." She went on to describe her distaste with her boss's body odor, in addition to some of his personal habits, such as picking his nose when he thought no one was looking. She said it was too bad that he would be in charge of the whole company soon, since the big boss was "probably about to be prosecuted for fraud and/or will die of extreme old age." The e-mail took her a while to write since she also took care to personally mention each of her incompetent colleagues. All in all, it was the quitessence of a perfect day, replete with gratuitous cattiness, embarrassing (for everyone else) revelations, and sweet revenge, not to mention the sleeping-in part. Only after that did she read the letter again and realize that it said that she "COULD BE a winner," not that she WAS a winner....
Etymology: quit + quintessence (the purest or most perfect example of something)
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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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