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DEFINITION: v. To be so hardworking and dedicated to your job that you come to work even when you're sick and dangerously infectious. n. A person who comes to work sneezing, coughing, contagious, and sick as a dog.
Verboticisms
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Illdustrious
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: ill-dus-tree-us
Sentence: Phil was a snotbucket that overfloweth. Still, he came to work and was an illdustrious little bee that paid no attention to whom he sneezed on or on what he wiped his moist and slimy hands.
Etymology: ill, sick + industrious, hard-working
Contaminhater
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kon tam in hay ter
Sentence: When Typhoid Mary at work got sick (often) she loved to share her misery...believing if she gave away her germs, she would be rid of them. I thought of her as the contaminhater, because she always made me sick!
Etymology: Contaminater (infectious;transmissable of diseases;septic) & Hate her (don't like her)
Workillholic
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: wurk-il-haw-lik
Sentence: His skin is a pale green with an overlay of a purple rash. His hair is falling out and he can't keep any food in his stomach. What does Clyde, the workillholic say? "It's just a head cold, nothing to worry about."
Etymology: workaholic (a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits) + ill (of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick)
Fluvian
Created by: didsbury
Pronunciation: floo-vi-ann
Sentence: Jake is such a fluvian. He is literally coughing his lungs up at his desk and its making me nauseous.
Etymology: Derivative of influenza and the Greek 'vianoscous' which has several meanings, the most appropriate of which in this context is, the feeling you are left with when you receive an unwanted gift.
Eagersneezer
Created by: TimTheEnchanter
Pronunciation: EE-gur-snee-zur
Sentence: Chad walked around the conference room introducing himself, alternately sneezing into his hand then offering to shake the hands of the guests. As the client backed away from Chad, everyone else knew the company was going to lose yet another account because Chad insisted on being such an eagersneezer who showed up no matter how contagious he might be.
Etymology: Eager beaver + Sneeze
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COMMENTS:
funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-07: 15:44:00
Beware, the Killer Rabbit! - pieceof314, 2008-05-08: 14:09:00
Enchanting - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-08: 19:41:00
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Typephoidmary
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: tipe/foyd/mary
Sentence: Typephoidmary is the office manager and spreads her germs to every corner of the office.
Etymology: Typhoid Mary + type
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COMMENTS:
Very clever. - Tigger, 2008-05-07: 22:15:00
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Inconfectious
Created by: daniellegeorge
Pronunciation: In-con-feck-shus
Sentence: Mike is such an inconfectious worker. He's had that cough for 2 days and blames it on IT when people start dropping like flies.
Etymology: Inconsiderate; infectious
Contagent
Created by: Ismelstar
Pronunciation: [kuhn-tey-juhnt]
Sentence: In the real estate business, there was only one man that made every client sick. Literally. Whether, rain or shine, herpes or measles, swine flu or walking pneumonia, Dan could always be relied on to show houses or man the phones as the hardest working contagent in the office.
Etymology: A mash-up of 'contagion', the communication of disease by direct or indirect contact and 'agent', a person or business authorized to act on another person or business's behalf, a substance that causes a reaction, or any microorganism capable of causing disease.
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COMMENTS:
great word! - Nosila, 2009-06-19: 13:07:00
terrific combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-19: 13:39:00
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Workhoarse
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: werk - hors
Sentence: Jeremy was a real workhoarse. He often came to work hacking, coughing, sneezing and hoarse to the point that he could not talk. He thought he was earning "brownie points" with the boss but in reality, everyone was upset with him because he was contagious.
Etymology: work, hoarse, workhorse
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COMMENTS:
Hoarseterical word! - Nosila, 2009-06-19: 13:04:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-19: 13:42:00
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Employeebola
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: emp loii eee bow lah
Sentence: the employeebola flu from dest to desk, with germoronic zeal, passing documents and bodily fluids with an apostolic zeal.
Etymology: ebola employee
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COMMENTS:
terrific - sorry I didn't see this yeterday - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-08: 05:57:00
oops - yesterday - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-08: 05:57:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by daniellegeorge. Thank you daniellegeorge. ~ James
arrrteest - 2008-05-07: 07:44:00
These are some great words today -- I had a hard time choosing.
pieceof314 - 2008-05-07: 11:53:00
Can I have a few more votes for today? These words are great today!
Yes, it seems like we have a lot of phlegmbuoyant cohorkers and infedicated coughyearners here! ~ James
Israfaceneeme - 2018-07-08: 16:40:00
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