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post-work poop

Our toilets at work were covered in urine, so I couldn’t poo. Need to release that PWP(Post-Work Poop), I’ll call you back.
by NoGoodUseless1 December 28, 2022
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Two Words

I have two words for you, she bad.
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Your words are as empty as your soul

Someone who speaks lies or says something irrational
Dracula: "Perhaps the same could be said of all religions"
Richter Belmont: "Your words are as empty as your soul, mankind Ill needs a savior such as you"
by Dresden06 January 13, 2023
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Bored Work

when mrbeast misspoke in his very outdated monopoly video
"Now you advance to Bored Work....*confusion*"
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Dungeon Work

Putting that work in under the radar, when the flash is off and the people aren’t paying attention to you.
Man look at John over there? How’d he get like that? He must’ve been putting in that Dungeon Work!
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Compound Words

When two (whole) words are combined to create a new word with a new meaning.

(This new meaning can be wildly different from what the original two words mean on their own).

Additionally, there are three different kinds of Compound Words: Open, Closed, and Hyphenated.

Closed compound words have no spaces. Open compound words have separation between the two (or three) words. Hyphenated compound words have hyphens between words.

(Closed Compound Words):

Justice- Just, Ice,
Bargain- Bar, gain,
Kidnapping- Kid, Napping,
Grandparent- Grand, Parent,

Babysit- Baby, Sit,
Pineapple- Pine, Apple,

(Open Compound Words):

(While there’s a physical space between open compound words, the meanings of the two words have been combined. This is why they are still considered Compound.)

Examples:

Cell Phone- Cell, Phone,
First Aid- First, Aid,

Common Sense- Common, Sense,

Real Estate- Real, Estate,

Life Jacket- Life, Jacket,

Rib Cage- Rib, Cage,

Hot Dog- Hot, Dog,

Cotton Candy- Cotton, Candy,

(Hyphenated Compound Words):

Well-being- Well, Being,
Word-of-mouth- Word, Mouth, Of,

Up-to-date- Up, date, to,
Most native English speakers don't give compound words much thought...because we're so overly familiar with them in every day speech. However...Compound words are a great testament to how bizarre (and often hilarious) the English language can be.

Like think about the distinct departure in meaning between say: kidnapping vs. kid napping or one nightstand vs. one night stand, Or what about how we decided to define generational age with words like "Grand" or "Great?" (I.E. Great-Great-Grandparent). We all know there's nothing grand about aging itself, and not everyone's grandparents qualify as "grand" either. "Hot dog" is another little adventure.

There is so much about the world that's wonderful and weird sitting in front of us, but we miss out because we don't pay attention to what's overly familiar.
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Normal Work - HN

Ioana go back to your Normal Work - HN style
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