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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.

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Pseudomortisize

Created by: Dboozer

Pronunciation: soo-dough-more-tih-size

Sentence: Vinny pseudomortized so well that his wife regularly tried to have him embalmed, usually on Sundays when the grass needed mowed.

Etymology: pseudo (false, fake) + mortis (death) + ize (verb)

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COMMENTS:

the lazy sod !! but I hear her neighbour is a rake - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:45:00

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Slackyncope

Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: SLAC-en-COPE

Sentence: James went slackyncope when Mary wanted him to help clean out the litter boxes; he's been this way for so long that he's never even laid eyes on them before.

Etymology: Slack and syncope (fainting)

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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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Grimereaped

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: grime-reept

Sentence: Gemma felt she had become a grimereaper when her fourth husband dropped dead after she asked him to clear the table. Eerily, her previous three husbands had also fallen gravely ill and died when confronted with simple household chores.

Etymology: From old Aleutian "grymereept" used to describe lazy men who'd spend all day reading crime novels ignoring the litter, dirty crockery and food scraps piling up around them. It is completely coincidental that it is reminiscent of the "Grim Reaper".

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Vigourmortis

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: vig-er-mor-tiss

Sentence: when ever it was suggested that he go out and mow the lawn he went into a state of vigourmortis

Etymology: vigour, rigor mortis

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COMMENTS:

Love this word. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-12: 07:55:00

followed by a touch of vimnesia I suppose - galwaywegian, 2007-07-12: 08:01:00

great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:15:00

Talk about a stiff sentence! - Kyoti, 2007-07-12: 13:26:00

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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

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Retard

Created by: cinta1

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Chorevoidance

Created by: MisUndrstd

Pronunciation: Ch-ore-voi-dance

Sentence: My cousin Vinnie (you know the one from Bronx) was a master at Chorevoidance when his wife Mary Theresa asked him to do something.

Etymology: Chore+ Avoidance= Chorevoidance.

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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)

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