Verboticism: Idlewhine

'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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Idlewhine

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: ide-l-wine

Sentence: MEMO To: All Staff From: Head Honcho OK you horrible lot, I'm sick and tired of your idlewhines. It makes this company look unprofessional. You are a lazy bunch of no goods who can't be bothered to extract a digit now and then and fix things up. If I can find enough time next year, we'll see about maybe hiring an insultant to deal with this poor behaviour. But for now, I can't find the time to address this problem, so you'll just have to put up with your gripes.

Etymology: idle + whine

Points: 452

Comments: Idlewhine

petaj - 2007-06-15: 06:03:00
Idlewhine, idlewhine, every morning you greet me ...

purpleartichokes - 2007-06-15: 06:22:00
Oh, I see you've joined the Pick on Purple club. May the Blossom of Snow that grows in your back yard be attached to 3 shiney leaves.

purpleartichokes - 2007-06-15: 06:38:00
(bloom and grow foreeeever...)

petaj - 2007-06-15: 21:08:00
You won't find any blossoms of snow in my backyard. Subtropical rainforest is more likely. (Small and white, clean and bright.. )

Jabberwocky - 2007-06-16: 00:12:00
Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y Late at night while you're sleepin' poison ivy comes a'creepin'