Verboticism: Deridleness

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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Gripescence
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: grahyp/es/ents
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 about anything and everything. This evil underlying gripescence is the single most distructive force in the workplace.
Etymology: GRIPESCENCE - noun - from GRIPE (complain constantly; grumble) + QUIESCENCE (being at rest; still; inactive, or motionless)
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COMMENTS:
Amen, Brother! It's usually perceived that the women at work bitch, but the men provide valuable work-related feedback!!! - Nosila, 2008-08-08: 00:40:00
I like it - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-09: 18:41:00
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Hypofiticism
Created by: loribethinbaltimore
Pronunciation: [hip-oh-fit-a-sizz-um]
Sentence: "Dear Celebrities, I'm sick of the HYPOFITICISM! Just quit having bad relations in public, and we'll will quit with the bad public relations!"
Etymology: Hypocriticism + Having a Fit = Hypofiticism
Rubuxyn
Created by: shnakepup
Pronunciation: ruh-BUX-in
Sentence: Hey, that trick was rubuxyn, yo.
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)
Aggrivshun
Created by: keeno82uk
Pronunciation: Ag-reev-shun
Sentence: Paula suffered from Aggrivshun, so much so that the gossip in the workplace was left to fester until aggrivshun had to take a backseat and the problem solved.
Etymology:
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 + quiescence
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COMMENTS:
Oh The Gripes of Riffraff. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-15: 09:37:00
Purple, that sounds like a sickening scene from the Rocky Horror Show - petaj, 2007-06-16: 01:42:00
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Hearsaysis
Created by: Trystera
Pronunciation: heer-SAY-siss
Sentence: Everyone knew that the walls still contained the original asbestos, but nobody so much as called the Health Department -- it was Somebody Else's Problem to everyone in the company, and thus the matter remained in hearsaysis.
Etymology: Hearsay + stasis -- "hearsay" to imply a denigrating thing that is said, but inadmissable in any official capacity, and thus ultimately useless towards the cause.
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
Grumbledrone
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Grum-bel-dro-n
Sentence: Marge was the biggest grumbledrone ever, she would continually go on and on about something but would never do anything to rectify the matter. Today it was the 'foul' taste of the coffee again. However, no matter how much she hated it, she still refused to bring in her own favourite brand.
Etymology: Grumble(complain or protest in a bad-tempered way) + Drone(to speak tediously at length) = Grumbledrone
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COMMENTS:
Man- SO MANY good words today!
GRUMBLEDRONE has a GREAT sound.
Nice imagery it generates. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:23:00
A drone is also (n.) An idle person who lives off others; a loafer. Eggzullent word. - Mustang, 2008-08-08: 07:43:00
Good word...another Hairy Potter reference?? Keep on Rowling on the River! - Nosila, 2008-08-08: 22:44:00
Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-09: 18:40:00
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Kvetchtwentytwo
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: Kvech-twen-tee-too
Sentence: There was only one kvetch, and that was KvetchTwentyTwo. When Woesarrian started complaining about all the complaining going on, he realized that his liver was never going to heal.
Etymology: Kvetch (complain incessantly) + Catch22
