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DEFINITION: v., To create the impression that you are deathly ill and represent a potentially lethal bio-hazard risk, so that your boss will ask you to "take the next couple of days off". n., A faked illness.
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Chacachacbambam
Created by: bobbythebuilder
Pronunciation: chaca-chac-bam-bam
Sentence: chacachacbambam is the best band ever.
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Illployment
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: il-PLOI-ment
Sentence: By telling his boss that he was suffering from the barcoo rot, Bob created such a perfect illusion that he was granted immediate illployment on full pay for a month.
Etymology: ill: unwell, unfavorable; ploy: 1. trick, manoeuvre, 2. piece of business, task & ment: act. ... Illusion: blend of ill & illusion.
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COMMENTS:
glad everything went well with the cardio - nice word - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 12:34:00
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Fabrichondria
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: fab ri ˈkändrēa
Sentence: Sue Ellen was quite the fabrichondriac, forever playing hooky and getting away with it, that her jealous co-workers begged her for one of her never failing, get out of work, contagious conditions.
Etymology: fabricate: to lie, + hypochondria: imaginary illness
Artificill
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ar-tuh-fish-il
Sentence: She artificillated so many times that her co-workers sent her get well floral bouquets each week whether she made it in to work or not.
Etymology: artificial + ill
Hookychondria
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hook kee kon dree ah
Sentence: Mala Dee had called her boss describing her dreadful symptoms and the fact that her doctor had told her to take 2 weeks off to avoid spreading infection to her co-workers. Her boss was sympathetic, but any doubts he had about her lengthy illness were brought home as he watched the closing ceremonies of the Olympics from Vancouver and saw a shot of Mala dancing around with the Team Canada athletes. It was then he realized that she had only been suffering from the hookychondria, Gold Fever, like the rest of the country. GO, CANADA, GO!
Etymology: Hooky (truancy; failure to attend) & Hypochondria (chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments)
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COMMENTS:
"Mala Dee" Good one! - karenanne, 2010-03-02: 10:46:00
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Fakebuttsikinging
Created by: emilylind
Pronunciation: Say fake the butt and then the letters si and king and ing .
Sentence: she was fakebuttsikinging !
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Maladayoff
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: malla-day-off
Sentence: The boss was suspicious that Ken was only suffering from a maladayoff. In the background he could hear the strains of Greensleeves and the steady crash of waves on a beach. It must have been a case of fauxplague.
Etymology: malady + day off (faux + plague + plage fr. for Beach) A fauxplague is a specific type of maladayoff wherein the sufferer returns to work with a case of sunburn.
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COMMENTS:
Hee hee so funny!! i like fauxplague too - kinda sexy! - libertybelle, 2007-11-02: 11:09:00
Clever blend. Hope Ken doesn't get sandy blight! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:49:00
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Shamalady
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Shamal a dy
Sentence: Daisy called in a shamalady, along with a snapshot of her canine's rotted canines, causing her boss to remark to his assistant, "God knows I've had one of these. Bugger all to get out of, especially after the third time. Remind me never to visit Thailand again."
Etymology: Sham (a farce) & malady (ailment)
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COMMENTS:
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-01: 11:01:00
canine's canines....inspired. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:36:00
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Inventedluenza
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: in-vent-ed-lou-enz-ah
Sentence: Kimberly suspected her co-worker had come down with a case of inventedluenza when she saw her coworker had updated her facebook status several times about shopping and going out on the town, which was strange since they lived in a village.
Etymology: invented (to make up or fabricate) + influenza (common disease)
Healthwashing
Created by: LisaBorden
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Healthwashing is a term used to describe the activities of companies and groups that position themselves as leaders in the crusade forward to good health while engaging in practices that may be contributing to our poor health, collectively and as a society.
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Today's definition was suggested by remistram and svnfsvn. Thank you remistram and svnfsvn! ~ James'
Thanks to everyone for joining me at our Blog Party yesterday to celebrate Verbotomy's first birthday. It was a lot of fun. Thanks! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram svnfsvn. Thank you remistram svnfsvn. ~ James