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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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Azlism
Created by: mysti
Pronunciation: Azz-liz-em
Sentence: I think daddy is suffering from azlism again!
Etymology:
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.
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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Ishirk
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: eye-shirk
Sentence: Harold discovered that by always wearing a headset and avoiding eye contact with his parents, he was able to ishirk any chore that would have otherwise fallen to him. His "wait until this song is finished" lament finally destroyed his father's determination to compel him to action, leaving the poor old guy a shadow of his former (pre-having-a-teenager) self!
Etymology: ipod + shirk
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COMMENTS:
Would anyone guess that I've got one of these at home? - administraitor, 2007-07-12: 12:17:00
I feel your pain. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-12: 12:52:00
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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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Skillduggery
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: skill/dug/ury
Sentence: Whenever a chore required his attention Bob took advantage of the masterful art of skillduggery.
Etymology: skullduggery (Crafty deception or trickery) + skill (as in pretending he doesn't have any)
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COMMENTS:
Huggery, duggery, dock... the lout went off the clock. ;)) - Kyoti, 2007-07-12: 13:21:00
the clock struck "done" and off he'd run - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 13:41:00
to the bar at the end of the block. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-12: 14:29:00
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Pretead
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: p-ruh-t-eh-d
Sentence: Every time he was asked to take out the garbage Zack was pretead.
Etymology: pretend+dead
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)
Dedra
Created by: rahullotli
Pronunciation: dad-ra
Sentence: stop being dedra
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
good word - rahullotli, 2007-07-14: 13:58:00
cool - rahullotli, 2007-07-14: 13:58:00
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Dischorder
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Dis-chore-dur
Sentence: All of my kids suffer from frequent dischorders when asked to do household tasks, my wife and I notice the symptoms right away: crying, tantrums, and the occasional "talkback." If this occurs we allow a low allowance.
Etymology: Disorder (a disruption of normal physical functions) + chore (a task or errand)
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COMMENTS:
allowalowallow - nice resonance - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:18:00
I was hoping someone would catch it. - ziggy41, 2007-07-12: 13:34:00
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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?