Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geeksploitation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: geek-sploita-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of taking advantage of highly-motivated programmers willing to work long hours.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Finding a new job just meant driving to another office-park campus with dopey street names (Disc Drive, Resistor Road, Infinite Loop) to endure more geeksploitation in exchange for dead presidents, stock options, a flexible schedule, no dress code, and all the junk food I could eat."

Etymology

From geek + -sploitation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: geek

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does geeksploitation mean?: The practice of taking advantage of highly-motivated programmers willing to work long hours.
Where does geeksploitation come from?: From geek + -sploitation.

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