Verboticism: Aloofitude

'The gossip around here is awful.'

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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Aloofitude

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Sentence: Although a keen observer of office behavior, Alice demonstrated an acute aloofitude toward the status quo that threatened to change absolutely nothing for the better.

Etymology: Aloofitude - aloof (distant, remote) + attitude (posture, mindset): pejoratively, a negative attitude.

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