funemployed | Word of the Day

April 08, 2019 funemployed [fuhn-em-ploid] adjective 1. without a paid job but enjoying the free time: Ask one of your funemployed friends to come along with you. noun 1. funemployed people collectively (usually preceded by the): Most of the funemployed are under 30. word-trends Has The Word "Expert" Lost Its Meaning In 2019? word-trends Is "Crude" The Right Word To Use To Describe Someone's Language? WORD OF THE DAY funemployed continued... QUOTES So far, at least, he seems like an excellent match for this slightly wilder, funemployed new version of Jess. -- Izzy Grinspan, "New Girl Recap: Off the Grid," Vulture, September 26, 2012 ORIGIN Funemployed, an informal combination of fun and (un)employed, is a neologism dating to 1995. MORE FOR YOU 1 Can We Call Products "Meat" or "Milk" If They Don't Come From Animals? In our age of meatless chicken nuggets, tofu hot dogs, and faux burgers that "bleed," what constitutes meat today? 2 Dissent vs. Protest: Why Choosing The Right Word Matters It seems political conflict in the 2010s has put the words dissent and protest at the center of our vocabulary. But are we using them correctly? 3 The Google Effect And More 'Rules' The Internet Created Who needs to stash away names and dates into our longterm memory when we have Google? And, guess what, that phenomenon has a name! 4 We Have Added Over 300 New Words To Dictionary.com! Consider this overview an elevator pitch (a brief talk or pitch intended to sell or win approval for something) for how our updates are … defining the times. 5 The Double Meanings For These Innocent Animal Emoji Sometimes, a lobster isn't just a lobster ... © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy