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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
Apr 24 Word of the Day
A cultural and aesthetic mind-state that prioritizes making money, even as an “underground” or “radical” creator. The work isn’t made for money, but it’s the money that matters the most.
by Pop Pop Bienstock April 01, 2021
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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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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