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The jealousy expressed by an atheist who's not quite as famous, popular, or controversial as PZ Myers.
"<Unknown Atheist Blogger> felt some serious pz envy when she realized she didn't have enough followers to crash a poll."

Bob: Man, I only got one piece of hate mail last month, but Pharyngula mocked 42 letters this past week!
Jane: Oh, enough of your pz envy!
pz envy by blaghag April 4, 2009

Skyrim Envy 

Akin to "Penis envy" in Freudian psychoanalysis, Skyrim Envy refers to the theorized reaction of a girl, during her relationship development, to the realization that she cannot compete for her boyfriend's attention when it comes to Skyrim. This realization is considered a defining moment in the development of relationship preferences for women.

In contemporary culture, the term sometimes refers inexactly or metaphorically to women who are presumed to wish they were Skyrim.
Girl 1: "My boyfriend just got Skyrim... I haven't seen him in almost 6 days... I still love him, I just don't know what to do..."
Girl 2: "Leave him, I left my boyfriend when he got Skyrim and spared myself the trouble of competing with it. You just can't win."
Girl 1: "I just wish he would love me almost as much as he loves Skyrim..."

Girl 1 is suffering from a sub-stage of Skyrim Envy called Skyrim Denial (the stage in which the girl still thinks she can actually compete with Skyrim before she comes to the realization that she cannot).

Girl 2 realized that she could not compete with Skyrim.
Skyrim Envy by themastr1024 November 21, 2011

furlough envy

With the downturn in the economy some companies are instituting a work furlough. Unpaid time off, with a guarantee to return to work. Most furloughs are 1-5 days off a month. Furlough envy is when someone is jealous of someone else's unpaid time off.
Dude, did you hear Jack's company is doing a 10 percent work furlough? Damn, that's fucking sweet. I've got a bitchin' case of furlough envy.

outlet envy 

A bitter state of jealousy that comes about when spending way more time than should be allowed in a cafe or coffee shop and the following two conditions are met: (1) all of the seats near outlets are taken and (2) your laptop battery is low.
Lauren was suffering from outlet envy while loitering at Borders one Saturday night, as her laptop battery was at 13% and she could not get a seat near an outlet.
outlet envy by dj for pdubs February 28, 2010

Comment Envy

The feeling one experiences after noting the high number of comments a social networking friend receives in comparison to their own.
She seethed with comment envy everytime Elizabeth's inane status updates garnered more comments than her much more provocative ones.
Comment Envy by Elmo11 September 19, 2010

Purdeyboy envy

Where one of your guy friends is so jealous of you that he copies everything that you do. He'll wear the same clothes as you, watch the same TV as you, use the same sayings as you and act the same way. He does all of these things after saying the opposite and then doing them anyway, and claiming them as his own.
1. When did that guy start acting just like his friend? Oh, he just has Purdeyboy envy.

2. He always said he hated that TV show! I know, he only says he loves it now cause he's got Purdeyboy envy.
Purdeyboy envy by Skindog June 5, 2016