Verboticism: Critidawdle
DEFINITION: v. To complain and complain about a problem without ever taking action to correct it. n. A complaint about something which you can fix but choose not to.
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Gripesence
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: grahyp/es/uhnt
Sentence: Every office has two, or three incessant bitchers (women) and bastarders (men) who complain about every detail and do nothing about it except be bitchers and bastarders. This evil underlying gripesence is the single most distructive force in the workplace.
Etymology: gripe (to complain constantly) + quiescence (being quiet, still, or inactive)
Gripesansameliorate
Created by: SnatchRaffle
Pronunciation: Gr ipe san sa meal io rate
Sentence: Dennis I am so sick of your gripesansameliorating! If you are bored go outside and play. Or take a nap! Ed is just a crotchety old gripesansameliorate. I don't think I've ever seen him actually work. Just sits there, and laments that his children never call.
Etymology: Gripe: complain, whine Sans: without Ameliorate: to make better
Complyning
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: cum-pline-ing (Crikey! this word sounds Australian.)
Sentence: Mabel claims to despise all their whining but I know she's over there complyning.
Etymology: complying + complaining
Bitchenmoanonucleosis
Created by: AlexCityAL
Pronunciation: bitch and moan oh new clee oh sis
Sentence: All our boss did was whine to everyone about the problems with our team that it did not take a doctor to diagnose he had a bad case of bitchenmoanonucleosis.
Etymology:
Discomplaincent
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dis-kuhm-pleyn-suhnt
Sentence: Janice is so discomplaincent that she even fusses about her own inactivity.
Etymology: discontent (dissatisfaction) + complain (grumble about) + complacent (pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect)
Sympester
Created by: sarahnade
Pronunciation: sim-pehst-er
Sentence: Susan sympestered me all week about how dirty the house was.
Etymology: sympathy + pester
Blazemy
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: blai-zem-ee
Sentence: The water cooler was the place to hear a fresh blazemy in the heady work-shy days before bankruptcy
Etymology: blame + lazy
Carpathetic
Created by: LunaC
Pronunciation: car-pa-thet-tick
Sentence: George carpatheticizes about work, yet refuses to even consider looking for a new job.
Etymology: carp; apathetic
Grumblethargy
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: grum-bull-eth-arg-ee
Sentence: I could empty the cat box myself, but grumblethargy is easier.
Etymology: grumble + lethargy
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COMMENTS:
Ever get one of those clumps stuck on the side of the box and the force of the scoop catapoops it across the room? Happened to me yesterday. I guess the neighbors will eventually find it when they come back from vacation. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-15: 12:58:00
Good word. - petaj, 2007-06-15: 21:17:00
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Megawhinge
Created by: AJR55
Pronunciation:
Sentence: All she did was megawhinge about her homework, but she never actually started it...
Etymology: mega - big, huge whinge - moan (as in complain), whine
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COMMENTS:
great start AJR55 - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-16: 00:15:00
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