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Voluntourism

Heaven help me, yet another nasty new noun, the unholy marriage of "volunteer" and "tourism".

Voluntourism, an act carried out by "voluntourists", is when hoardes of - generally - the great unwashed backpacker brigade descend on a place to do have a jolly nice holiday - usually at precious little cost to themselves - and do the occasional bit of good work.

Looks good on one's CV as a gap year activity.
Voluntourist 1: Shall we go to Khao Lak to engage in a spot of voluntourism?
Voluntourist 2: No, tsunami voluntourism is old hat now. All the bars are closed and hardly anyone is living in the houses built, anyway.
Voluntourist 1: Good point. (pauses) Sierra Leone?
Vouluntourist 2: Are you insane?
by Roo September 6, 2005
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Volunterror

A person who will screw up any type of volunteer work. Usually shows up late and/or under the influence, tries to take charge, breaks things, steals things, or in the total 360 hides until their shift is over. Most often is forced into agreeing to volunteer at mother's insistence.
Do not accept Glenn to help with the wine tasting - he's a total volunterror.
by KImCobain March 2, 2015
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Voluntary Support

A bunch of nerd who think they are good at coding shit
The voluntary support staff were nerds, especially Joe. Definitely not as cool as Melon.
by TheHolyWatermelon November 26, 2020
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voluntary bum

young people, early twenties, fresh out of college, who choose willingly not to seek employment and will often live at the parental residence for a period of time ranging from 6 months to a year.

The voluntary bum partakes in virtually no social activity, ignoring calls from friends and/or extended family, dismissing invitations to social events, etc. The voluntary bums involve themselves in the simpler joys, such as, sleeping, eating, reading the books they never had the time to read, watching the movies they couldn't go to, etc. On the surface, the voluntary bum seems to act exactly like your average bum.

However, unlike regular bums, The voluntary bums are merely resting from the bullshit they had to endure while in the educational system. i.e. pretty much their whole life until now.

While seemingly lounging about with no goal in life, the voluntary bum is actually slowly mustering a plan of action, which once he/she has fully figured out, will be used to go forth in adult life, serene.
A: hey man have you seen D around? he's been MIA for the past couple months.
B: Oh yeah, I heard he had become a voluntary bum. He'll probably come out of his retreat in a few months.
C: darn, D is a cool frood with a plan. I wish I had voluntarily bummed after college.
by uselessponko November 25, 2007
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Volunterrorism

A portmanteau of volunteerism and terrorism, Volunterrorism is the act or process of creating terror or havoc through volunteering or non-profit pursuits.
"Those unbathed PETA maniacs just threw red paint all over my black rhino leather coat. That's volunterrorism.
by Kablamo! December 29, 2008
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Volunbeering

Volunteering your time or helping out at a beer festival. Also applies to volunteers helping out at a brewery.
Can't go out, I'm volunbeering at the beer fest today.
by kurtles! September 30, 2010
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voluntell

(verb) To unwittingly volunteer someone's services without allowing them the oportunity to decline.

Variations: voluntelling, voluntold
"Who are we gonna get to finish copying and collating the TPS reports?"

"I'll voluntell Steve to take care of it."
by Nick Rassenti July 26, 2007
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