Verboticism: Responsivulsion
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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Responsivulsion
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Workermortis
Created by: Morganio
Pronunciation: worker-mort-iss
Sentence:
Etymology: From worker: a person who works and Mortis: Death, dying
Futral
Created by: vladtheimpala
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As the argument between his wife and mother degenerated to new lows, Barry remained futral.
Etymology: Futile and Neutral
Flunched
Created by: frobro808
Pronunciation:
Sentence: i'm flunched! i don't think i can make it to work today.
Etymology:
Impossum
Created by: Trystera
Pronunciation: im-PAHS-some
Sentence: Shortly after Sarah asked Bernard to mow the lawn, she found him bedridden, playing impossum.
Etymology: Possum: Latin verb meaning "to be able" Im-: prefix meaning "not" "playing possum" : a defensive tactic of pretending to be dead so that predators have no interest in attacking
Narcotasky
Created by: librarian
Pronunciation: nar'co-tasky
Sentence:
Etymology: narcolepsy + tasks
Workolepsy
Created by: taburasa
Pronunciation: work/o/lep/sy (long o sound in second syllable)
Sentence: When things need to be done you can count on his workolepsy disorder to kick in.
Etymology: work + narcolepsy
