Verboticism: Deastrical
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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Workophobic
Created by: kevinrio
Pronunciation: Work O Phobic
Sentence: "Honey, I have learnt a new word today, it's 'workophobic'. Ask me to do something and you'll understand its meaning!"
Etymology: work - phobic
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COMMENTS:
- kevinrio, 2006-12-13: 14:32:00
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Moilady
Created by: Tesla
Pronunciation: moil-a-dee
Sentence: Bob suffered from severe moilady, breaking out in hives whenever laundry was mentioned.
Etymology: Moil + malady
Partivoidicitis
Created by: jigendalitwoforks
Pronunciation: par-tih-voy-dis-eye-tus
Sentence: Joey claimed to have partivoidicitis after his father handed him the lawnmower.
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Feignt
Created by: dkrider
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Etymology: Feign + Faint = Feignt
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COMMENTS:
- dkrider, 2006-12-13: 23:33:00
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Labourcede
Created by: Kevcom2007
Pronunciation: lay/bour/seed
Sentence: Daddy Joe had a severe case of labourcede when it came time to do simple household chores, like getting off the couch and doing the dishes.
Etymology: labour + cede (surrender)
Avoiditis
Created by: McWhoopass
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This inflammation of the avoidance gland causes several overt symptoms that can be mistaken for illness, disablility, and in some extreme cases death. Caution should be used in treating victims of avoiditis as any percieved work on the part of the suffere - McWhoopass, 2006-12-13: 14:58:00
...sufferer could result in heightened symptoms - McWhoopass, 2006-12-13: 14:58:00
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Shirkitis
Created by: Fleury
Pronunciation: sherk-EYE-tiss
Sentence: Bob came down with a sudden case of shirkitis when he heard the sound of the vacuum cleaner.
Etymology: "shirk" (to evade work) + "-itis" (suffix used in pathological terms that denotes an inflamation of organs
