Verboticisms

Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: in-FAKE-shun

Sentence: Judy's infakesion was contageous. She had invited Mark, Harriet, and Gary to go to the game that afternoon since she had won four tickets to the game. "It is a bug that's been going around," they all said.

Etymology: Who hasn't had a fake infection from time to time?

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 15:20:00

Reminds me of the good one Oz expression, "to chuck a sickie." - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:24:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

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

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

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

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

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

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)

| Comments and Points

Created by: Justpeachyy

Pronunciation: Anal glau coma iss

Sentence: Yeah.. that's what I said, my boss bought my analglaucomais so let's ride!

Etymology: I dont SEE my ASS coming into work today

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

Great etymology - petaj, 2007-11-03: 07:18:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

Created by: rexturtle

Pronunciation: deathil-LIE, or Death-IL-lie, or DEATH- illie : Comments please

Sentence: I told a deathillie to get off work today

Etymology: Crushing together of "deathly", "ill", and "lie".

| Comments and Points

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)

| Comments and Points

Created by: bobbythebuilder

Pronunciation: chaca-chac-bam-bam

Sentence: chacachacbambam is the best band ever.

Etymology:

| Comments and Points

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Con-d-tay-jus

Sentence: When Neil heard the weather forecast for the next few days he hatched a plan that couldn't possibly fail. He used his kid's white face paints to make hiim look deathly pale and went into work moaning that he felt terrible, his boss took one look at him and fearing that he was connedtagious,, immediately told him to take a week off. As soon as Neil got home he washed off the paint and replaced it with suntan oil then poured himself a large drink and went into the garden to sunbathe for the rest of the day.

Etymology: Conned(to have deceived (someone) by lying) + Contagious(of a disease) spread by direct or indirect contact between people or organisms) = Connedtagious

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-01: 10:58:00

That Neil is MY kind of slacker. Buy him one on me. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:33:00

Very clever. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-01: 18:14:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

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.

----------------------------
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

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

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)

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

"Mala Dee" Good one! - karenanne, 2010-03-02: 10:46:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points