Verboticism: Necrosude
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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Chorepossum
Created by: kafka
Pronunciation:
Sentence: At the first sign of work relegation, some will chorepossum, or feign death to escape strenuous labor.
Etymology: chore+opossum
Excusident
Created by: Peppie
Pronunciation: ik-'skyü-z&-dent
Sentence: Janet had an excusident when her mother asked her to vacuum the room.
Etymology: Having an accident to be excused from something. Excused, accident, excusident.
Grandmalaise
Created by: xcruser88x
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Struck suddenly by grandmalaise, Mike dropped to his knees in front of the dirty laundry.
Etymology: Grand Mal + Malaise
Tascquarade
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: Task-ah-rade
Sentence: Every time someone asks me to help them with chores, I put on a tascquarade.
Etymology: task+evade+masquerade
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
Choreusattakus
Created by: Ziplock
Pronunciation: Chore-E-Us-Attack-Us
Sentence: He was struck with ChoreusAttakus when asked to clean out the garage.
Etymology:
Suilly
Created by: Fittefisk
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I'd rather be suilly!
Etymology:
Dormantosis
Created by: watts76
Pronunciation: door-man-toe-sis
Sentence:
Etymology: dormant = inactive, resting, hidden
