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DEFINITION: To be physically overcome by a sudden illness, disability, or even death when asked to participate in unrewarding activities -- like work, or household chores.
Verboticisms
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Yardshirk
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: yard/shurk
Sentence: Everytime there was yard work to be done, he did the yardshirk
Etymology: shirk + yard work
Heartattask
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: HART-uh-task
Sentence: Alex was hit with so severe a heartattask at the site of the professor's assignment, that he was stuck in bed for three days, completely unable to operate a laptop.
Etymology: heart attack + task
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COMMENTS:
sounds serious - he might have to resort to bribery and go in for a buypass - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:34:00
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Azlism
Created by: mysti
Pronunciation: Azz-liz-em
Sentence: I think daddy is suffering from azlism again!
Etymology:
Jobbled
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: job-bulled
Sentence: Her husband would have loved to help, but the mere thought of grasping the toilet brush made him jobbled.
Etymology: job, hobbled
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:20:00
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Procrasticonstipation
Created by: loofarama
Pronunciation: pro-crasti-constipation
Sentence: As soon as i asked him to do the laundry he ran to the bathroom, maybe he's just procrasticonstipated
Etymology: procrastination + constipation
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COMMENTS:
Love the sing-song sound of this one. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-12: 10:47:00
Sounds like a good title for a Styx album. - Kyoti, 2007-07-12: 13:23:00
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Necrochore
Created by: hairydoginparis
Pronunciation: Neigh-crow-chore
Sentence: The man collapsed of necrochore when asked to do the laundry and the dishes.
Etymology: necro(the dead)+chore(household work)
Workalysis
Created by: r0b0tj0n3z
Pronunciation: whurr-cali-sis
Sentence: Scott was overcome with workalysis when his mom asked him to take out the trash.
Etymology: work, paralysis
Lusioscanamy
Created by: Eeliza
Pronunciation: Lucy-Oh-Si-Can-A-Me
Sentence: "My mother yelled at me yesterday to Lusioscanamy...she was so angry!"
Etymology: Definition- Meaning to exit ones living quarters or face viloent consequences.
Posstititis
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Poss-tuh-tie-tuhss
Sentence: Gary stuck his hand into the job jar and was instantly overcome with a bout of posstititis.
Etymology: Possum(playing dead)+PostIts(sticky notes found on desks and refrigerators)+itis(medical ailment suffix)
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COMMENTS:
It's a good thing Gary doesn't work in a Postit Office - or does he?? - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:40:00
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Dethrilliwaition
Created by: HALibut
Pronunciation: Di-thril-i-weyt-shuhn
Sentence: Larry's eyes opened and slowly came into focus on the calendar faintly illuminated through the shades. Realizing it was employee review day he was stricken with a sudden and paralyzing dethrilliwation, fortunately he was able to move his arm just far enough to once again hit the snooze button.
Etymology: De(reduced) + thrill + wait + ion(condition)
Comments:
HALibut - 2007-07-12: 00:47:00
Dethrilliwaition
HALibut - 2007-07-12: 00:51:00
oop
rikboyee - 2007-07-12: 01:45:00
as verbotomists...surely we need to think up a word for 'accidently entering your word in the comment box'
How about verbotogaffe?
rikboyee - 2007-07-12: 04:52:00
or wrongspotomy
Good one! Maybe dysboxia describes it, or commentouch.
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-12: 07:07:00
boxnix
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-12: 07:53:00
commentose?
galwaywegian - 2007-07-12: 07:58:00
verblitch?
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-12: 08:56:00
boxlexic?
jadenguy - 2007-07-12: 10:38:00
boxnative dissonance?
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-12: 10:46:00
enturd?
Kyoti - 2007-07-12: 10:57:00
Quadrilateraccidental? ;))
Jabberwocky - 2007-07-12: 11:46:00
how about commenterry?
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-12: 12:45:00
verratumy?
HALibut - 2007-07-12: 12:53:00
lmbo
Jabberwocky - 2007-07-12: 14:24:00
sorry - it must seem as if we're making you the HALibut of our jokes. We're only having pun
HALibut - 2007-07-12: 21:15:00
np, I had it coming, commentose gmv, always bugs me there's no way to delete accidental comments :-( lol
Rossco - 2007-08-10: 15:05:00
Blurbgate?