Verboticism: Taskphyxiate
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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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
Possify
Created by: squirrelian
Pronunciation: possify
Sentence: If Bill comes looking for volunteers just possify until he goes away.
Etymology: derived from "playing possum" combined with "ossify"
Narcavoidolepsy
Created by: robynlicious
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Sorry I couldn't set the table for dinner, but I had a wave of Narcavoidolepsy hit me so hard that I didn't think I'd even wake up to eat.
Etymology:
Laziplasia
Created by: swifttwinkie
Pronunciation: lay-zuh-play-shuh
Sentence: Tom's laziplasia usually flares up after lunch during the work week and is especially bad on Sunday afternoons and Monday nights.
Etymology:
Flegate
Created by: currentlyinsolitude
Pronunciation: fli-gate
Sentence: When asked to sweep the floor, Jon flegated, and had to be rushed to the hospital.
Etymology: German
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
Workolepsy
Created by: Wriiight
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
Decapacitated
Created by: knickers
Pronunciation: de-cap-ass-it-ate-ed
Sentence: When she asked me to lick her muff, I sniffed it and was instantly decapacitated.
Etymology: From incapacitated, decapitate
