Verboticism: Workolepsy
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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Exertiontosis
Created by: logan260
Pronunciation: ex-ur-shun-to-sis
Sentence: your dad is suffering from exertiontosis again but he should be feeling better after we clean the house.
Etymology: exertion: to expend energy performing a task. tosis: suffix for physical afflictions.
Incapoopitated
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was unable to carry the groceries because I was incapoopitated.
Etymology: incapacited + pooped
Choreitis
Created by: Hilary
Pronunciation: "chore" + "itis". easy.
Sentence: Daddy will be fine, Emily. He's just caught another bout of choreitis.
Etymology:
Helpergenic
Created by: moggy
Pronunciation: Hell.Per.Jen.Ick.
Sentence: "I'm sorry I can't help you with the dishes - allergies you see?" "Oh, that's ok, these dishes are hypo-helpergenic!"
Etymology: From Help. Allergic. See? See?
Disactivia
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: dis-act-ivia
Sentence: Harold, afflicted with disactivia, was misunderstood even by his own family. He has been unemployed since '86 after his co-workers threated to walk-out if he was not going to be held accountable for not doing his share of taking the garbage out.
Etymology: dis: not + active
Chorlergy
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: chore-ler-gy
Sentence: Marvin had a terrible chorlergy. Paint made him break out in a rash, dust gave him hives, his toolbox gave him a collapsed spine and detergent was like kryptonite to his system.
Etymology: chore: tedious household task + allergy: a high sensitivity to certain substances that make the sufferer sneeze, break out in a rash or, in extreme cases, have to be rushed to the hospitalwith anaphalactic shock
Possumize
Created by: red11385
Pronunciation: poss-uhm-ize
Sentence: Dad possimized when asked to mow the lawn, but miraculously recovered when his buddy asked him to the football game.
Etymology:
