Verboticism: Workphobia
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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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
Partivoidicitis
Created by: jigendalitwoforks
Pronunciation: par-tih-voy-dis-eye-tus
Sentence: Joey claimed to have partivoidicitis after his father handed him the lawnmower.
Etymology:
Travailitis
Created by: andystephenson
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Work just gives me travailitis
Etymology:
Plamting
Created by: igho1207
Pronunciation: plam-ting
Sentence: Will you please stop planting!
Etymology:
Andycapped
Created by: Thunderfoot
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Whenever Doris asks Jim to do anything during Monday Night Football, Jim suddenly becomes andycapped.
Etymology: From the cartoon character Andy Capp, who is a lazy, unmotivated drunkard.
Lazylepsi
Created by: verndo
Pronunciation: LAY Zee Lep See
Sentence: Just as an epilepsy attack can strike with a sudden flash of light so too can a lazylepsi attack with a sudden to-do list or chore request.
Etymology: Lazy and Epilepsy
Hypochondrasicalia
Created by: ArsMajika
Pronunciation: HIGH-po-KOHN-dra-SIK-ah-lia
Sentence: "Unfortunately, Albert could not mow the lawn when asked, as he contracted a sudden case of Hypochondrasicalia"
Etymology: Derived from Hypochondriac and Lackadaisical.
