Verboticism: Ergasm
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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Weetotaller
Created by: helanren
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Uncle Joe used to be a workaholic, but after thorough counselling he is now a healthy weetotaller
Etymology: obvious opposite of workaholic, mimicking the relation between t-totaller and alcoholic
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COMMENTS:
After some more thinking, I have decided weewowaller would be better. Totally incomprehensible I guess, but it sounds so much better! - helanren, 2006-12-14: 12:19:00
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Moilady
Created by: Tesla
Pronunciation: moil-a-dee
Sentence: Bob suffered from severe moilady, breaking out in hives whenever laundry was mentioned.
Etymology: Moil + malady
Couchhusband
Created by: memexikon
Pronunciation: cowch huz bund
Sentence: The couchhusband felt no guilt as the years passed & the dishes were washed without him.
Etymology: couch + husband
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COMMENTS:
http://neologisms.us - memexikon, 2006-12-13: 23:52:00
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Responsibitis
Created by: hugecranium
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Carl came down with a severe case of responsibitis when asked to take out the trash.
Etymology: My cat said it the other day.
Chronicworkapation
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: kronik-work-ah-pay-shun
Sentence: Suddenly, Bob had an attack of chronicworkapation and fell down to the floor!
Etymology: chronic + work
Choreitosis
Created by: ipmcleod
Pronunciation: CHORR-i-toe-sis
Sentence: A sudden strain of choreitosis afflicted my friends that weekend, so I moved myself
Etymology: Choreit, from the Ruritanian cho-rit, meaning nothing, and osis, from the Ruritanian ohcys, meaning good for.
Idleapse
Created by: Drooboy
Pronunciation: I-dull-ah-ps
Sentence: Brian suffered a devastating idleapse when confronted with the dishes.
Etymology:
