The company that lays you off but gives you 2 months notice so that you have to come in day in and day out, completely unmotivated and depressed, before you're utterly jobless. You're employed, and yet, unemployed, like how vampires are undead. Who is responsible for this wretched state of being? Your Unemployer.

Man! My unemployer keeps changing my severance package! I can't quit cause I need to collect Unemployment benefits, and they expect my production to stay up! My unemployer is WACKED!

Unemployer by Chi Lai March 3, 2009

shake hands with the unemployed

British phrase, meaning male urinating.

"I'll be back in a jiff, I've got to go shake hands with the unemployed."

shake hands with the unemployed by Alexandra July 29, 2004

Unemployed Behavior

An aspiring social media influencer who will film themselves doing stupid, embarrassing, illegal, heartless pranks with the goal of going viral and making a career on the internet.

He stole an old ladies dog and filmed it for clout. I can't stand this unemployed behavior

Unemployed Behavior by ttaasss June 16, 2023

shaking hands with the unemployed

jerkin off

My girlfriend is out of town, so, I've been shaking hands with the unemployed.

shaking hands with the unemployed by Hairy Palmer January 24, 2003

unemployee

Someone who recently had a job, but lost it in this depressed economic climate.

There are too many unemployees up in here.

I'm an unemployee of GM.

unemployee by ESLer June 11, 2009

Word of the Day on August 13, 2019

Pre-unemployed

Knowing that a layoff is imminent and therefore coasting through the last few days of work.

I have a meeting with HR later this week to get my walking papers. Since I’m now pre-unemployed, I might as well have a beer with lunch today.

See funemployment

Pre-unemployed by jesride January 11, 2010

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

Word of the Day on September 24, 2026

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026