Verboticism: Thesbolepsy
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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Choreache
Created by: LenhardtLac
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Daddy's sure to have choreache this time of day...
Etymology: chore+ache -dah! simple as that...
Travailitis
Created by: andystephenson
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Work just gives me travailitis
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Malorkway
Created by: bleucube
Pronunciation: Mal Ork Way
Sentence: Feeling Malorkway about the dishes.
Etymology: Mal meaning bad Orkway is work in pig latin
Possumnation
Created by: DIKIDI
Pronunciation: pah-sum-NA-shun
Sentence: possumnation always strikes my children right at room cleaning time.
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Choriosis
Created by: wniffene
Pronunciation: Chore-eo-sis
Sentence: When mom asked Billy to mow the lawn he developed a clear choriosis limp.
Etymology: Chore+Any disease that ends in osis.
Slothopathic
Created by: alphabetapolothology
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I'd ask him to fix it, but he's a total slothopath.
Etymology:
Avoideitis
Created by: RecordB
Pronunciation: Avoid E Eye Tis
Sentence: Look's like Jim's come down with a case of Avoideitis
Etymology: from the Mythical Latin God Avodicus
Ergosis
Created by: sir67
Pronunciation: ur go sis
Sentence: erg - unit of work osis - suffix, disease or abnormal condition
Etymology: After being informed that the lawn needed mowing, Pat was struck within an acute case of ergosis.