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nolunteer 

When one is volunteered by another to take part in something.
John didn't want to present his science fair project first, but the teacher nolunteered him.
nolunteer by SnowBall61 January 14, 2015

Nolunteer 

Someone who does a task even though they did not want to. From the latin nolo (not want, be unwilling). The opposite of a volunteer.
Tom was a nolunteer for the latin sporcle.
Nolunteer by Cicerno. March 9, 2022

nolunteer 

n. someone who doesn't want to do something or chooses not to do something others choose to do. the opposite of a volunteer or v. the act of choosing not to do something ; to opt-out of something.

roots in the latin nolo - to not want to, as opposed to the word volunteer, which originates from volo - to want to.
Jenny is a nolunteer. She nolunteered to participate in that extra-credit assignment.
nolunteer by sadleprechaun April 27, 2023

volunteer work 

Work done by choice & is unpaid but the rewards are personal satisfaction & knowing you made a difference.
My Grandma did Lots of volunteer work, into the 1000's of hours, at schools, the DMV, etc.
volunteer work by Starchylde July 1, 2016

volunteer high school 

shitty little hell hole filled with incestuous skoal dipping, cigarette smoking (especially in the bathrooms), pregnant teens who fight each other constantly. the worst and only high school in church hEll, Tennessee. Also known (due to the abundance of gay boys) as Volun-Queer.
He has a "Roll Coal, Dip SKoal" sticker on the back of his pickup truck? He must go to Volunteer High School.

volunteer highway patrol 

A motorist who drives in the fast lane at the same speed as the drivers in the slow lanes, forcing all traffic to slow to what the obstructing driver considers to be a safe speed.
I got pinned down by the Volunteer Highway Patrol for about 10 miles before I could get around him.
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
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