Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

funemployment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fu-nem-ploy-ment
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of unemployment spent pursuing recreational activities or hobbies.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Aubrey Howell, who'd tweeted about funemployment shortly after being laid off as the manager of a Nashville tea shop in 2009, and was featured in a Los Angeles Times story soon afterward, told me half a year later that she initially saw the layoff as an opportunity to clear her head, refocus, and "go after what I'm really passionate about" — music and graphic design."

Etymology

Blend of fun + unemployment.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does funemployment mean?: A period of unemployment spent pursuing recreational activities or hobbies.
Where does funemployment come from?: Blend of fun + unemployment.

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