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'I quit! I'm free!'

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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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

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Jobilation

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: jaw/bi/lay/shun

Sentence: Jim experienced jobilation the day he joined the unemployed

Etymology: jubilation + job

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Deliverdance

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: dee/liver/dance

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

Etymology: deliverance (liberation, salvation) + riverdance (of Irish step dancing fame)

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COMMENTS:

nice! - galwaywegian, 2008-07-14: 07:22:00

metrohumanx Great images come to mind... - metrohumanx, 2008-07-14: 18:58:00

Ha! Funny visual! Did he wear the headband? :) - lumina, 2008-07-14: 19:35:00

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Mcstasy

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mc/stuh/see

Sentence: After quitting his McJob, Joe pranced out the front door of McDonald's in a state of mcstasy and danced all the way home, proud that he stood up to and finally made a statement about the exploitive fast food industry of America.

Etymology: McSTASY - noun - from McJOB (a job at McDonald's, or similar type minimum wage job at Wal Mart, KFC, Arby's) + ECSTASY (euphoria, rapturous delight)

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Firedelight

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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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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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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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Discontinilation

Created by: br0wn

Pronunciation: dĭs'kən-tĭn'-ĭlā'shən

Sentence: Once I left that hell hole of a job and walked out of those doors, never to come back again, I was overcome with a sense of discontinilation.

Etymology: discontinue , elation

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Laboration

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌleɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/

Sentence: I was going to quit my mailroom job in about three months time, when they layed me off and gave me three months severance pay, allowing me to feel pure laboration, untainted by the crushing blow of finanslavement that usually follows.

Etymology: From labor + liberation

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COMMENTS:

True story. One of the happiest days of my life. - ErWenn, 2007-05-04: 03:38:00

I really like this one - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-04: 11:03:00

Thanks. - ErWenn, 2007-05-04: 17:08:00

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Halledolejah

hooterbug

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

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Defunging

Created by: groklord

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this word comes from the latin root "defung", meaning 'to quit'. - groklord, 2007-05-04: 19:48:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-04: 02:10:00
Today's definition was suggested by ohmytodd.
Thank you ohmytodd! ~ James

petaj petaj - 2007-05-04: 03:24:00
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...

hooterbug hooterbug - 2008-07-14: 11:42:00
Discombobulated! One of my all-time favorite words, nice to see it used.

lumina - 2008-07-14: 14:35:00

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-20: 00:02:00
Today's definition was suggested by ohmytodd. Thank you ohmytodd. ~ James