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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.
Verboticisms
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Liephoyd
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: lie - foyd
Sentence: The boss suspected that Barry's third tonsillectomy of the year was in reality a case of liephoid fever.
Etymology: lie + typhoid (a disease more prevalent around the turn of the 20th century)
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COMMENTS:
funny - I guess he would be Liephoyd Barry - Typhoid Mary's brother - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 12:29:00
If Barry keeps carrying on in this way up, his boss will "have him up to his back teeth." Nice word:imaginative! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:40:00
I had a wicked case of liephoyd last Friday! - milorush, 2007-11-06: 13:00:00
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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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Scamalotosis
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)
Fauxmortitis
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.
Plaguegiarize
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: playg/jeea/rise
Sentence: Whenever Dan felt the urge to spend a lazy day relaxing on the beach he would plaguegiarize the current circulating virus and call in sick.
Etymology: plague + plagiarize
Mortalitemporary
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: môrtalətempərerē
Sentence: Jim’s condition was classified as mortalitempory. As he described it to his boss, he was near death but miraculously recovered once the work day was done.
Etymology: mortality (the state of being subject to death) + temporary (lasting for only a limited period of time)
Chacachacbambam
Created by: bobbythebuilder
Pronunciation: chaca-chac-bam-bam
Sentence: chacachacbambam is the best band ever.
Etymology:
Muybuyuymuy
Created by: blackkittynili
Pronunciation: muey-buey-buey-muey
Sentence: i really am muybuybuying my boss
Etymology: i donow bhg guhf loujhf olujhf oulhf oluhf olujhf olujhf olujhf of oujhf ouhf ouhf ouhf ouf oufyuo uyfyuoyf uyf ouyf yu ofuyf uyo fuyof uoyf uyof yuo uyo fuyo fuyof yu fouyf yu fyu fuyf uoy fuy foufuyfuo uyf ouyf ouyf ouyf ouyf ouyf ouyf yuof yuov yu ofty
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COMMENTS:
muybuybuymuy - blackkittynili, 2007-11-04: 04:07:00
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Comments:
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