Verboticism: Chorolepsy
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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Fludiddle
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: flew-diddle
Sentence: I get the fluddidle every weekend when my wife asks me to clean up the yard.
Etymology: flu-do-diddle
Workumvent
Created by: Shlub
Pronunciation: Were - come - vent
Sentence: "I think I'll workumvent this week's shipping reports," thought John as he positioned the saw above his hand.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good sentence Shlub -- Funny! And frightenly true... - wordmeister, 2006-12-13: 13:46:00
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Fakescape
Created by: ratibala
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My husband was fakescape at the site of me paying the bills.
Etymology:
Ortatize
Created by: Lyokia
Pronunciation: Ort-a-tyze
Sentence: He ortatized as soon as he heard the word "dishes".
Etymology:
Workolepsy
Created by: xCthonx
Pronunciation: work/o/lep/sy (long o sound in second syllable)
Sentence: When things need to be done you can count on his workolepsy disorder to kick in.
Etymology: work + narcolepsy
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
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)
Choraphobia
Created by: drakkendan
Pronunciation: chore-a-fobia
Sentence: He is suffering from choraphobia
Etymology: