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pretired

The state of an employee who has submitted their retirement notice and maintains the facade of working by showing up during office hours. This person exerts no effort and yields no production while on the clock.
When Gary was not chosen for the select sales team, he was told it was because he was "pretired" and considered "deadweight".
by Timmy Leary September 17, 2010
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Pretired

Trialling retirement. Typically used when someone has the means to retire and wishes to see whether it suits them, but wants to leave the door open, to rejoining the workforce, should things not work out.
Bob pretired after he sold his company, aged 55. However, after only 6 months he was bored (playing golf, fishing and pottering in the garden) and rejoined workforce.
by Cunchy Apple February 10, 2020
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"Bob pretired from his job."
by H to the A February 2, 2009
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pretirement

1.the period of time between graduating college and the beginning of your career
1."enjoy your pretirement while it lasts because its the only break you'll get until retirement"
by laundromatt00 September 10, 2009
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pretire

The decision to live a life free of work/labor. Similar to retire, but the decision is made before ever starting a job.
Johnny was not inclined to working, and thusly, he decided to pretire.
by mrchimp May 1, 2006
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Pre-Tired

The state of succumbing to tiredness or exhaustion after thinking about everything you have to do - but before actually starting any of it.
I got home from work and was ready to run my errands, but I got pre-tired and watched Netflix all night instead.
by JC_Cali November 16, 2018
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Pretirement

The period of time from infancy to the start of preschool where a child doesn’t have to go to school or work.
Mom 1: How is little Albert doing?

Mom 2: He’s fine. Just enjoying his pretirement.
by CowBellJoe April 3, 2019
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