funemployed

[ fuhn-em-ploid ]

adjective

1. without a paid job but enjoying the free time:

   Ask one of your funemployed friends to come along with you.

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. Usually the funemployed. funemployed people collectively:

   Most of the funemployed are under 30.

Other Words From

• fun·em·ploy·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of funemployed¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; fun + (un)employed

Example Sentences

With glaciated volcanic peaks dotting the horizon, the Northwest can keep avid skiers busy all summer long, and the two funemployed ski industry veterans ticked off four of the region’s volcanoes in July and early August: Mount Shasta, Mount Hood, Mount Adams and Mount Baker.

From Seattle Times

In 26 minutes, viewers peer into more than a dozen of Dev’s first dates, all of which take place at the same New York wine bar, with conversations on the same topics: work, hobbies, siblings, and the racism and sexism that pervade online dating. The women are different — from a funemployed trust funder to a dog-hotel staffer to an over-worked lawyer — but no one stands out.

From Washington Post

For another opinion, I reached out to a different high school classmate turned fashion guru — and “funemployed and FABULUXE” Rich Kids of Beverly Hills reality star — Dorothy Wang.

From Time

Set in a West Midlands job centre, The Job Lot features Russell Tovey, star of BBC3's Him & Her, and Sarah Hadland from BBC1's Miranda as the boss from hell, whose mission is to turn the "unemployed into the funemployed".

From The Guardian

Like the guys in Funemployed, the comedy group behind the "Arcade Fire Hipster Attack" video.

From Salon