Verboticism: Laboralyze
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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Workshirk
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: werk-sherk
Sentence: Bill was known for workshirking and never came to work on the days when inventory had to be counted.
Etymology: work + shirk (to avoid)
Fludiddle
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: flew-diddle
Sentence: I get the fluddidle every weekend when my wife asks me to clean up the yard.
Etymology: flu-do-diddle
Assistosis
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ass-is-toe-sis
Sentence: When asked by his wife to help get the groceries from the car, Bob was overcome by an unexpected bout of assistosis.
Etymology: assist, osis
Unenthuscious
Created by: beast
Pronunciation: un-en-too-she-ious
Sentence: That guy fell into unenthuscious at work yesterday.
Etymology:
Disactivia
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: dis-act-ivia
Sentence: Harold, afflicted with disactivia, was misunderstood even by his own family. He has been unemployed since '86 after his co-workers threated to walk-out if he was not going to be held accountable for not doing his share of taking the garbage out.
Etymology: dis: not + active
Diedling
Created by: widget
Pronunciation: D'idling
Sentence: Whenever he was asked to help he would always found to be diedling
Etymology: From die and idling
Surplop
Created by: lily4420
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: surprise- plop. simple.
Responsibilityitis
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: res + pons + ih + bill + ih + tee + eye + tiss
Sentence: Bill was rushed to the hospital when his responsibilityitis flared up; at least he didn't have to take the girls shopping.
Etymology: responsibility + itis