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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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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:
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)
Grindelerium
Created by: verysimplegame
Pronunciation: grine-duh-ler-e-um
Sentence: Overcome with grindelerium, Gene yelled back at the assistant manager that bathing occasionally couldn't hurt.
Etymology: Grind - delerium
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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Halledolejah
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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Freelief
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: fruh-leef
Sentence: "I'm so completely overwhelmed by a sense of freelief, I think I might quit my next job too, and spend what's left of my existence as a bum in freeliefdom!""
Etymology: An amalgamation of the words 'free' 'and relief'.
Quiphoria
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
Noborliss
Created by: brucee10
Pronunciation: no - Bor - lis
Sentence: I was overwhelmed with noborliss while I packed my desk and rubbed my privates on my bosses phone.
Etymology: No Boring Job + Bliss
Quistatic
Created by: Berlioze
Pronunciation: Kwi-STA-tic
Sentence: Yesterday, Veronica finally decided she'd had enough of her job that involved sitting in a cubicle, and today, she is absolutely quistatic.
Etymology: Combination of "quit"(to give up or resign; let go; relinquish) and "ecstatic" (Being in a state of ecstasy; joyful or enraptured).
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-14: 11:07:00
Blissful word - metrohumanx, 2008-07-14: 19:00:00
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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