Verboticisms

Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: Hep-a-LIE-tis

Sentence: JIm's not here yet, I wonder if he's got hepalietis?

Etymology: Hepatitis + LIE

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: MED-eh-skam

Sentence: In order to extend his vacation a couple extra days, Barrymore once again conned his boss with a mediscam, reporting phony symptoms accompanied by phony photos.

Etymology: Blend of 'medical' and 'scam'

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: sinnn droh mmmm

Sentence: father murphy regretted his sindrome when he met the bishop in the bookmakers office

Etymology: syndrome, sin

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COMMENTS:

sinsational - Nosila, 2010-03-01: 21:36:00

He gets no sinpathy from me! - karenanne, 2010-03-02: 10:48:00

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Created by: Eyeshah

Pronunciation: /scam-uh-LAW-toe-sis/

Sentence: It became apparent to Lieza's boss that she was suffering from a case of scamalotosis after Lieza called in sick for the eighth day that week.

Etymology: scam + alot + osis (affected with, condition, abnormal process)

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Created by: taggreen

Pronunciation:

Sentence: No, we're cool, I contagialized my boss and she made me take the day off.

Etymology:

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Created by: LoftyDreamer

Pronunciation: soodo-mone-yuh

Sentence: After two days of fake hacking and coughing at meetings, Congolia finally convinced her boss she was too ill to work, but Congolia smiled to herself as she left the office, knowing it was really a case of pseudomonia.

Etymology: pseudo (false) + pneumonia (respiratory illness)

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COMMENTS:

Love that Congolia! - Nosila, 2008-10-01: 21:58:00

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: liar/in/jy/tis

Sentence: He came down with a bad case of liaryngitis just in time for the baseball playoffs.

Etymology: laryngitis + liar

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COMMENTS:

Great word! - libertybelle, 2007-11-02: 11:08:00

Excellent!! - Mustang, 2007-11-03: 00:00:00

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Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: syoo-do-vi-ral-troo-en-see

Sentence: Once or twice a year Doug would call up his boss and scare the living daylights out of him with some story of a super infectious virus. This was in order to get a day off for hiking in the mountains when a good head-clearing was called for. On the whole, though, he was a very conscientious member of the workforce so the only thing one could really accuse him of was a little psuedoviraltruancy.

Etymology: psuedo + viral + truancy

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Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Fohh-morr-TIE-tuhss

Sentence: Stanley smiled as his employee benefits rep tried to read his doctor's chicken scratch medical assessment, which was once again nothing more than a serious bout of Fauxmortitis that was easily taken care of with a prescribed round of golf in a neighboring county.

Etymology: Faux: fancy French word for "fake" + Mortis: fancy medical word for death + Itis: not-so-fancy suffix to imply a rampant breakout of whatever comes before it.

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Created by: sugarinthegourd

Pronunciation: fō-tā'-jən

Sentence: Bob was supposed to work the Thursday after Thanksgiving, but he was struck down by a post-holiday fauxtagion.

Etymology: Faux, contagion

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