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DEFINITION: n., A person who diligently and persistently complains about their work. v., To enjoy bellyaching about your job so much that you would never consider quitting.
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Unfulfillbert
Created by: crmow
Pronunciation: un-ful-fil-burt
Sentence: Jack was such an unfulfillbert, all he did was complain about how unsatisfied he was with his job.
Etymology: unfulfilled + dilbert
Alienistic
Created by: verygoodmood
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As a former alien, I know that in the beginning most of people coming to our country for good have “Alienistic Mentality”, "Alienistic Feelings", they take advantage of the country’s benefits, grabbing what they can grab avoiding giving back. Later however, it often changes, but not always unfortunately.
Etymology: Alien + istic
Entropeeve
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: EN-truh-peev
Sentence: Bob's usual ennui has really become a persistant entropeeve - I wish he'd just shut up or quit.
Etymology: Entropy:The tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a state of inert uniformity + peeve: cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
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COMMENTS:
Nice simple blend. Love the sentence too! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-18: 18:24:00
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Disployee
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dis-ploi-ee
Sentence: Mack is a great disployee. No matter what the company does, he can find the down side of it. The company throws a holiday party; they should have put the money into larger raises. The company pays for employee's parking; garages are ugly and unhealthy because of exhaust fumes. If his dad wasn't the owner, he'd have quit long ago.
Etymology: dis (to show disrespect for; affront) + employee (a person working for another person or a business firm for pay)
Moanitor
Created by: pungineer
Pronunciation: Moan/it/tor
Sentence: Joan was a classic moanitor, the whole office knew she always volunteered to organise the staff day out just so she would have even more material for her non stop complaining
Etymology: Moan: the sound a complainant makes Monitor: a person with special duties such as giving out milk
Employeeofthemoanth
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: em-ploy-ee-ov-the-mohnth
Sentence: she was well-known throughout the office for being an employeeofthemoanth
Etymology: moan, employee-of-the-month
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-18: 13:14:00
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Industragripe
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation: in-dus-tra-gripe
Sentence: After 30 years at her government job, Alma gradually had become a professional industragripe.
Etymology: industry (work) & gripe (complain/moan/bitch)
Fretoric
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛdəˌɹɪk/
Sentence: Fredrick complained all the time, but it was just fretoric.
Etymology: from fret + rhetoric
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by brimuth. Thank you brimuth! ~ James
"occupulation" is a great word, and easy to pronounce, too.
galwaywegian - 2008-09-16: 06:29:00
hillarious!
galwaywegian - 2008-09-16: 06:29:00
oops that was meant for sisyfuss
lumina - 2008-09-18: 02:22:00
Nosila! Your "pation" fit was GREAT! NOBODY stop him! HA! Is owning a pawn shop a hockupation? Shouldn't the kid on the corner in his yellow traffic get up get paid for that blockupation? Ok, somebody slap us both... :) Congrats on the win Nose!
Today's definition was suggested by brimuth. Thank you brimuth. ~ James
wordslikevenom - 2011-06-30: 19:40:00
Vintage ;)