Verboticism: Workophobia
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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Workulosis
Created by: valhallan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: i can't, i think i have workulosis
Etymology:
Labourpained
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lay bor paynd
Sentence: Tony had always become labourpained when it was time to do the dishes or help with chores. Amazing how many of his afflictions were cured by a nap on the couch. His wife Nicole got the last laugh. After her surgery, she had the doctor send her home with a note declaring she could not do heavy housework like vacuuming or snow shovelling for the next five years...her spouse would need to take over those duties.
Etymology: Labour (work) & Pained (hurt or upset)
Antichoreactinarianism
Created by: NIDWU
Pronunciation: Anti-Chore-Act-in-ar-ee-a-nism
Sentence:
Etymology:
Spurimalaiseria
Created by: erwalter
Pronunciation: spu·ri·ma·laise·ria
Sentence: Bobby's spurimalaiseria prevented him from taking his final exam and resulted in his falining out of college
Etymology: spurious + malaise + ria
Nocandoitis
Created by: widjet22
Pronunciation: Just read it.
Sentence: She is often plagued by "nocandoitis," and misses a lot of work.
Etymology: From the phrase "No can do." And from "itis," meaning to inflame.
Muhrtish
Created by: msokoloffster
Pronunciation: Muhr - tish
Sentence: Mary couldn't breath when she was told her company was going on a group training day due to her muhrtish.
Etymology: Unknown...
