protirement

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Early retirement from professional work with the positive idea of pursuing something more fulfilling. uncountable
    — 1961. George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken The American Mercury, p. 92, In other words, retirement connotes regression, whereas protirement would mean progression. ... Arthur Godfrey was right! "Retirement" is a dirty word.

词源

Blend of pro- + retirement; coined by Arthur Godfrey, according to the article Let's Protire, The American Mercury, January 1961.
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