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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Skiveitis
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: sky vie tis
Sentence: he suffered from excessive skiveitis, we couldnt get him to do any work.
Etymology: to skive is an english way to avoid work.
Chordom
Created by: Steerpike
Pronunciation: Chore-dom
Sentence: As Andy saw the list of tasks for this month's milestone he slumped in his chair, overcome with chordom.
Etymology: Chore + Boredom
Schlepoplexy
Created by: isopraxis
Pronunciation: schlep Oh plexee
Sentence: The task of filling a thousand sandbags is enough to give a guy a bad case of schlepoplexy.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
- isopraxis, 2006-12-14: 00:05:00
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Slackerocity
Created by: simon1081
Pronunciation: sla-ker-os-it-ee
Sentence: When Dad was asked to shovel the drive-way, his slackerocity acted up.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
- simon1081, 2006-12-13: 14:08:00
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Dutophasia
Created by: doogman
Pronunciation: doo-toe-fay-shah
Sentence: When asked to clean up the cat's vomit, George suddenly collapsed from dutophasia.
Etymology: From that Latin 'Duto' (work) and Phasia (illness)
Morbidleness
Created by: elvisharwen
Pronunciation: morb-IDLE-ness (morb eye dul ness)
Sentence: He was overcome by a sudden attack of morbidleness after being asked to do the dishes.
Etymology: morbid: that of, or relating to, death idle: laziness, procrastination
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.
Cumbascuprity
Created by: dalilpimpster
Pronunciation: come-buh-scroop-rity
Sentence: The man's cumbascruprity disabled him from work today.
Etymology:
Slackpawed
Created by: chale
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My dad fell slackpawed to the floor when he saw the vacuum cleaner.
Etymology:
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
