Verboticism: Spontyrigor
DEFINITION: v. To be physically overcome by a sudden illness, disability, or even death when asked to participate in unrewarding activities -- like work, or household chores. n. A person who gets sick when asked to work.
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Schlubbed
Created by: cannibalgymnastics
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Can you get Bill to help us move this furniture? " "Nah, he's schlubbed out."
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Flamboozled
Created by: Edburns
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The young toddler was flamboozled after his mother asked him to take out the trash.
Etymology:
Illazydaze
Created by: proArchy
Pronunciation: il-lay-zee-dayz
Sentence: Anytime I see the garbage overflowing i start to shiver and illazydaze, generally followed by blacking out
Etymology:
Shirkaholic
Created by: haroldbarold
Pronunciation: shurk-uh-hall-ick (rhymes with workaholic)
Sentence: Daddy was too drunk to make the weekly Shirkaholics Anonymous meeting yet again.
Etymology: shirk + aholic from "workaholic"
Workumvent
Created by: Shlub
Pronunciation: Were - come - vent
Sentence: "I think I'll workumvent this week's shipping reports," thought John as he positioned the saw above his hand.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good sentence Shlub -- Funny! And frightenly true... - wordmeister, 2006-12-13: 13:46:00
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Narcoslacky
Created by: Verbepete
Pronunciation: nar-co-ss-lac-e
Sentence: Jim was overcome with a bout of narcoslacky right after his wife asked him to help with the dishes.
Etymology: Narcolepsy + Slacker
Mortifugaciousness
Created by: oxhead
Pronunciation: I think the two words, mortify and fugacious, flow well into each other
Sentence: He's suffering a bout of mortifugaciousness.
Etymology: Latin...mors, mort: death fugax > fugacious: temporary
Chorilipsy
Created by: carlcollins
Pronunciation: chore-i-lip-sy
Sentence: Everytime its time to clean the bathroom she goes into a choriliptic fit.
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Narcolazia
Created by: Prios
Pronunciation: Nar-ko-lah-zee-ah
Sentence: I tried to do my paper, but narcolazia would hit me every time I thought about it, and I'd wake up with a raging headache.
Etymology: Narco (from narke, "stupor") lazia (I'd type this one out but I can't be bothered)
