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'Yes Boss, I am sick as a dog'

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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Dumplingbutt

Created by: Pickles78

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Illibi

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: il'-ə-bi

Sentence: Since the fishing season opened on Wednesday, and Joe couldn't resist the 'lure' of it, he needed an ailibi to get a few days off from work.

Etymology: ail - to be unwell + alibi - an excuse; claiming to be elsewhere at a certain time in question.

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COMMENTS:

Didn't see this one earlier: Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-06: 19:34:00

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Skypeochondria

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sky po kon dree ah

Sentence: Judy just could not face another Friday or Monday at her boring job, so she called her boss to beg off work. Judy suffers from skypeochondria and whether it is kneemonia, toelio, affluenza or another organ recital, she videos her dog's yucky mouth to show off her illness of the day. If her boss had a brain, he'd wonder at the sounds of seagulls and crashing waves in the background...

Etymology: Skype (video phone service) & Hypochondria (chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments)

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Phonease

Created by: KenM2

Pronunciation: fo-nease

Sentence: he called in with a severe case of the phonease

Etymology: a combination of phony+disease, and an additional play on words with "phone in"+"take it easy"

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Fakecation

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: fake-ca-shun

Sentence: Sara woke up feeling so good that she decided to take a couple fakecation days. Since she couldn't call in well, she faked being deathly ill. It was all working smoothly until she ran into her boss, who also felt too well to go to work, at the beach. "The doctor said I had to sit in the sun to cure my vitamin D deficiency," she lied. "Yeah, me too," said her boss. That was the end of the conversation and neither one of them ever mentioned it again.

Etymology: fake: false appearance; fraud + vacation: period of time devoted to pleasure, rest and relaxation

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COMMENTS:

:) - galwaywegian, 2010-03-01: 13:46:00

cute - Nosila, 2010-03-01: 21:33:00

karenanne I think I'm going to add this word to my everyday vocabulary! - karenanne, 2010-03-02: 10:52:00

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Fluiaral

Created by: Lyokia

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Sentence: When Mattie wanted to skip the major presentation at work she came down with a fluiaral.

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Fleasong

Created by: looseball

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Sentence: Be at the beach in ten minutes honey,my boss bought the old fleasong.

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Workalitis

Created by: aiiden

Pronunciation: work-uh-lite-is

Sentence: I've got workalitis today Jimbo, I'm not going into the office, I'm drinkin at the beach.

Etymology: workalate =(to go to work) itis=(some form of sickness)

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Fluse

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: f/lose

Sentence: Sandra often calls in with the fluse when she needs a mental health day at the beach.

Etymology: flu + false + ruse

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Sandra's such a flusey! - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 13:34:00

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Healthwashing

LisaBorden

Created by: LisaBorden

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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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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-02: 01:55:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram and svnfsvn. Thank you remistram and svnfsvn! ~ James'

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-02: 12:29:00
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

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-01: 00:08:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram svnfsvn. Thank you remistram svnfsvn. ~ James