Verboticism: Slothitus
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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Possumuity
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As usual, George was stricken with acute possumity as soon as dinner was over, and collapsed on the couch.
Etymology: from the north american possum, known for its ability to play dead when threatened.
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
Taskophobia
Created by: kdhills
Pronunciation: tas-co-FO-be-ah
Sentence: taskophobia struck as soon as dishes were mentioned.
Etymology: task, -phobia
Grandmalaise
Created by: xcruser88x
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Struck suddenly by grandmalaise, Mike dropped to his knees in front of the dirty laundry.
Etymology: Grand Mal + Malaise
Choriosis
Created by: wniffene
Pronunciation: Chore-eo-sis
Sentence: When mom asked Billy to mow the lawn he developed a clear choriosis limp.
Etymology: Chore+Any disease that ends in osis.
Sicktrick
Created by: pianowiresmile
Pronunciation: Sik-trik
Sentence: Oh, that Theodore. He pulls a sicktrick at least three times a week!
Etymology: To feign an illness (sick), and pull a scheme (trick.)
Scrubfreeze
Created by: mdschermer
Pronunciation: SCRUB-freeze
Sentence: After dinner, everyone spontaneously developed scrubfreeze - until I told them I had a dishwashing machine.
Etymology: to scrub + to freeze
