Verboticism: Effortaphobia

'Mommy, is Daddy playing dead again?'

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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Laziitis

Created by: lucyof2009

Pronunciation: lazy-itis

Sentence: Sorry boss, I can't come to work today; I have laziitis.

Etymology: Combination of the word lazy and the suffix "itis" which usually describes a disease.

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Chorewithdrawl

Created by: Abbers

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Narcolazy

Created by: tenunda

Pronunciation: GNAR koh lay zee

Sentence: Why is Phil asleep? Oh, He's not, it's just and episode of narcolazy.

Etymology: "Narco", from the Ancient Greek "nark," which means numbness. "lazy" etymology is here: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=lazy. The combination is an original construction.

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Choreoshakia

Created by: uzersk

Pronunciation: choro-shayk-iya

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Exercispire

johnsto

Created by: johnsto

Pronunciation: Exersi-spired

Sentence: Alice can't do it; she's exercispired.

Etymology: Exert (to do work) + expire (to die/end)

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COMMENTS:

johnsto im rubbish - johnsto, 2006-12-13: 07:29:00

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Dishwaterdiarrhea

Created by: Zengief

Pronunciation: dish-water-diarrhea

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Necrosude

limnrix

Created by: limnrix

Pronunciation: neh-crow-sued

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Lazyperform

Created by: 321JOS

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Sentence: All Spartans are lazyperform

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Enbartlebize

Created by: markfenn

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Workophobia

Created by: kaykee

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