Verboticism: Thanatactum
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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Laziplasia
Created by: swifttwinkie
Pronunciation: lay-zuh-play-shuh
Sentence: Tom's laziplasia usually flares up after lunch during the work week and is especially bad on Sunday afternoons and Monday nights.
Etymology:
Malingerist
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ma ling er ist
Sentence: Freddie reapplied the same acting skills as a malingerist to his wife that he had to his mother. Each chore that needed avoiding brought on different symptoms: The Vaccuuming Vapours,Dishes Disorder, Housework Handicap, Infant Care Infirmity; Shopping Sickness, Laundry Lameness and WashDay Wanness. The only known cures were a few words in his ear and a boot up his backside.
Etymology: Malinger (to avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill)& -ist (suffix for: practicing a particular skill or profession or following a particular belief or school of thought...ie: idealist)
Deadicate
Created by: flossie
Pronunciation: Dead i cate
Sentence: He liked to deadicate himself to avoiding all chores
Etymology: Dead/dedicate
Psychostallmatic
Created by: aly22
Pronunciation: sī'kō-stall-măt'ĭk
Sentence: Psychostallmatic disorders have definite - but temporary - physical symptoms but are thought to be caused by emotional or psychological factors.
Etymology: psychosomatic and stall
Taskoidance
Created by: Ahoytheship
Pronunciation: Task-oy-dance
Sentence: He was sure to fall victim to taskoidance when he had to take out the trash.
Etymology: Task+Avoidance
Slumpitis
Created by: munky
Pronunciation:
Sentence: anthony was overcome with acute slumpitis at the sound of the finish of the dishwasher cycle.
Etymology:
Narconecroupsetitusfauxsymptomitum
Created by: ladieophilia
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: narco- L. sleep, necro- L. dead, upsetitus- L. desease pertaining to being upset, faux- Fr. fake, symptomitum L. a symptom of