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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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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.
Blissmissal
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bliss miss al
Sentence: Denzel was so excited when got home, telling his wife, Mindy, that he had quit his boring job and was free to look for better positions. His blissmissal was short-lived when the bills kept rolling in but the funding stopped.
Etymology: Bliss (euphoria,joy,extreme happiness) & Dismissal (end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave;part company)
Wheefortyfive
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: whee fohrr tee feye vvvvvvvv
Sentence: His weefortyfive felt like a holiday, whioch was just as well, as it was the closest he would get to one for quite a while
Etymology: p45 wheee!
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COMMENTS:
Funny!!! - TJayzz, 2008-07-14: 07:40:00
welcome back galway - bookowl, 2008-07-14: 11:03:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-14: 12:03:00
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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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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
Quitilation
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
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.
Abandjoyment
Created by: Partario
Pronunciation: Aband-joyment
Sentence: "this is such a feeling of abandjoyment!"
Etymology: Abandon + Enjoyment
Exitaration
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: ex-IT-uh-RAY-shun (like exhilaration but with a T)
Sentence: As I hung up my stupid Starbucks apron for the very last time, I was overwhelmed by a feeling that could only be described as exitaration.
Etymology: exhilaration + exit
Yippeefortyfive
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: yip eee fohr tee fiev
Sentence: his yippeefortyfive lasted the precise length it took his boss to remove the pilkington report from his fundament
Etymology: p 45 yippee
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