High Five: Philanthropy Pseudowhims

By Kimberly Miller - January 27, 2010

secretsDictionary Entry: pseudowhim
Part of Speech
: noun
Definition
: A fictitious word with humorous undertones; a new entry in the Vivanista slanguage fauxcabulary.

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Fictionary Entry: voluntearing
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: The act of becoming emotionally overwhelmed while volunteering.
Use in a Sentence: When the blind children ascended the stage to accept their corporate sponsor check, Gigi began voluntearing uncontrollably.

Fictionary Entry: benefitness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: The excuse that volunteer hours count as cardiovascular exercise thereby negating the need to go to the gym.
Use in a Sentence: After four grueling hours of stuffing envelopes, Gigi elected to skip her workout thanks to her benefitness routine.

Fictionary Entry: doughnation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: The act of banding together to collectively contribute funds toward a country’s disaster relief.
Use in a Sentence: If she could find a sexy hunk like Clooney for her telethon, Gigi pondered if maybe she, too, could incite her country to make a charitable doughnation.

Fictionary Entry: benefactwhore
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: A charitable socialite who wants her name listed on every event invitation possible.
Use in a Sentence: Gigi worried about her addiction to name fame when she saw herself listed as a committee member for the 152nd event that year and wondered if she had become a benefactwhore.

Fictionary Entry: philanthropissed
Part of Speech
: noun
Definition
: The self-proclaimed humanitarian who feels they are never credited enough.
Use in a Sentence: After careful consideration, the committee rejected Gigi’s suggestion to put her name in pink neon lights on the new sports arena and informed the philanthropissed that it would be inappropriate.



About the author: Kimberly Miller

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Kimberly Miller is the Director of Business Development for Wine, Women and Shoes, and she splits her time between San Francisco and Napa Valley.

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5 responses to “High Five: Philanthropy Pseudowhims”

  1. RT @vivanista's new #philanthropy pseudowhims: "philanthropissed – the humanitarian who is never credited enough" http://bit.ly/aGBOxz

  2. Vivanista says:

    Philanthropy Pseudowhim's – voluntearing (verb): The act of becoming emotionally overwhelmed while volunteering http://bit.ly/aGBOxz

  3. Philanthropy Pseudowhim's – voluntearing (verb): The act of becoming emotionally overwhelmed while volunteering http://bit.ly/aGBOxz

  4. Love, love, love the Pseudowhims!!

    We want more.

  5. RT @aVranizan: Philanthropy Pseudowhim's – voluntearing (verb): The act of becoming emotionally overwhelmed while… http://bit.ly/aGBOxz

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