Verboticism: Workitis
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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Procrastiphilia
Created by: Drock
Pronunciation: pro-cras-ta-FIL-ee-uh
Sentence: When Bobby heard his mother ask him to clean his room, he felt another wave of procrastiphilia come on.
Etymology: Procrastination - to put something off. -philia - a positive feeling of liking
Jibberitis
Created by: katied
Pronunciation: jib (like in sailing) er (like when flumoxed) i (like one of the ones you see with) tiss (self explanatory)
Sentence: The lazy bastard has a severe case of jibberitis
Etymology: Developed from the word 'jib' which has multiple meanings, one of which is 'to refuse to comply', thus a 'jibber' is one who refuses to comply. The addition of the suffix 'itis' shows the excessive preoccupation with, indulgence in, reliance on the art o
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.
Surplop
Created by: lily4420
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: surprise- plop. simple.
Pullasickia
Created by: deviant
Pronunciation: Pull-Ay-Sicky-aaah
Sentence: Internal inspection should be announced on the day of the inspection to invoid cronic bouts of pullasickia.
Etymology: From the pronunciation, to pull a sickie, taking time off work while faking illness usually to avoid an unpleasant activity or allow attendance of something more entertaining, like a few extra days on holiday or to cover for needing to do the dishes.
Conveniolesce
Created by: Trivigo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I knew that the sore ankle would give the chance to conveniolesce Saturday instead of mowing the lawn.
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