Verboticism: Chorennui
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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Idlitisis
Created by: ladyjd
Pronunciation: Eye/del/eye/tis/sis
Sentence: Suffering from idlitisis can be severly draining, especially for the rest of the family and work colleagues.
Etymology: idle:habitually doing nothing or avoiding work; -itis: Inflammation or disease of
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
Workshirk
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: werk-sherk
Sentence: Bill was known for workshirking and never came to work on the days when inventory had to be counted.
Etymology: work + shirk (to avoid)
Shirkaholic
Created by: haroldbarold
Pronunciation: shurk-uh-hall-ick (rhymes with workaholic)
Sentence: Daddy was too drunk to make the weekly Shirkaholics Anonymous meeting yet again.
Etymology: shirk + aholic from "workaholic"
Oporeraphobia
Created by: Empyreal
Pronunciation: oh-pore-er-a-fo-bee-a
Sentence: Oporereaphobia is the fear of work.
Etymology:
Hypacleaniac
Created by: kimbo123
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He's always sick when there is work to be done. He's a hypacleaniac.
Etymology:
Deathargic
Created by: Jhurk
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "John became deathargic when asked to rake the lawn"
Etymology:
