Verboticism: Workdead
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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Slackout
Created by: Jonno
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Being of a slothful disposition, Jed was prone to slackout during Spring cleaning.
Etymology: A blackout suffered by the slack.
Shmurg
Created by: tpm01
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The son didn't want to mow the grass for his father so he decided to shmurg and have to stay on the couch all day.
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Aworkvoid
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ah-werk-voyd
Sentence: Whenever big projects were on deck and his boss began to assign work, he began to plan his aworkvoid strategy. The next day he would announce to the team that he had strep throat, H1N1, and pneumonia all at once. Thus the 5 week absence began. Obviously when he came back to work all the projects were complete.
Etymology: avoid + work
Rigormorvenience
Created by: sargent1
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Very convenient Rigor Mortis
Necrochoria
Created by: Stinah
Pronunciation: neck-crow-chore-ee-yah
Sentence: Dan suffered a severe case of necrochoria, and thus took preventive measures to ensure that he was always out of the room when dinner's done and dusted, and the dirty dishes sat there leeringly.
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