Verboticism: Shirkicize
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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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"
Napendicitis
Created by: sfts2
Pronunciation: na-pen-di-ci-tus
Sentence: I have a chronic case of napendicitis
Etymology:
Laziphasia
Created by: TheGentleSherpa
Pronunciation: Lay-Zee-Fay-Shi-Ah
Sentence: When asked to get off the couch so the crumbs could be collected for recycling, Stan was struck immobile by his overwhelming sense of Laziphasia.
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Vigormortis
Created by: zwillinger
Pronunciation: viggerMORtiss
Sentence: Tom was overcome with VIGORMORTIS whenever asked to do anything strenuous.
Etymology:
Lazilepsy
Created by: walkingdistraction
Pronunciation: laze-i-leps-ie
Sentence: His bizarre condition, lazilepsy, has caused him to miss work for 3 days this week.
Etymology: lazy+epilepsy
Workdead
Created by: LostAccount
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
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COMMENTS:
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Slackochondria
Created by: thewbert
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After our driveway was buried in 6 feet of snow, I was suddenly overcome with a bad case of slackochondria.
Etymology:
Convenodeath
Created by: littleguybrush
Pronunciation: con-veen-o-death
Sentence: Dad pulled a convenodeath when asked to do the dishes.
Etymology: convenient plus death
Choreaphobia
Created by: dahlea
Pronunciation: chore-a-phobia
Sentence: Dave's choreaphobia flared up when his wife asked for help with the dishes.
Etymology: