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  • adjective neologism A state of enjoyable unemployment.

Etymologies

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Blend of fun and unemployed

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Examples

  • [Hat Tip: Boing Boing] Ethan Persoff, the proprietor of Comics With Problems (which, if you are among the nation's "funemployed" you should spend the rest of the day reading) has unearthed a rare gem: a comic book about the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy.

    'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Policy Explained By Comic Book 2010

  • [Hat Tip: Boing Boing] Ethan Persoff, the proprietor of Comics With Problems (which, if you are among the nation's "funemployed" you should spend the rest of the day reading) has unearthed a rare gem: a comic book about the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy.

    'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Policy Explained By Comic Book 2010

  • I feel for the newly "funemployed," as well as their parents who wrote big checks to educate their kids.

    Advertising Age - Homepage 2010

  • I'm "funemployed," but so far the only thing that has taken a significant beating is my ego.

    Ace of Spades HQ DrewM. 2010

  • In the United States, which triggered last year's global financial near-meltdown, the travel trade is pinning its hopes on the "funemployed" to keep the industry afloat.

    Medindia Health News 2009

  • Also making the short list was "funemployed," people using their unemployed status to have fun or pursue other interests.

    post-gazette.com - News 2009

  • Nice to know there are people who can afford to go to the beach while 'funemployed', but I am barely eeking by while my husband is calling McDonald's every day to see if they are hiring.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • US tourism chiefs are targeting credit-crunched jobless people with time on their hands, the so-called "funemployed", while in Asia golfing holidays are booming, notably in China, a study said.

    Medindia Health News 2009

  • [Hat Tip: Boing Boing] Ethan Persoff, the proprietor of Comics With Problems (which, if you are among the nation's "funemployed" you should spend the rest ...

    'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Policy Explained By Comic Book 2010

  • North of the border, a funemployed summer - USATODAY. com

    North of the border, a funemployed summer 2009

  • Reporting for this story, I spoke with multiple people who are essentially funemployed, or at least one meaning of it, who sit around at work all day with very little to do.

    How some people get away with doing nothing at work Emily Stewart 2023

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  • see also funemployment

    Someone who is in a period of joblessness that they actually enjoy.

    June 4, 2009