Verboticism: Comapose
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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Responsiblitits
Created by: MrLint
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Acute inflammation of the responsibility gland
Workaphobia
Created by: humbug
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I have such a terrible case of workaphobia that I once told my boss my entire family died to miss 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"
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
Dormantosis
Created by: watts76
Pronunciation: door-man-toe-sis
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Etymology: dormant = inactive, resting, hidden
Illude
Created by: vincent
Pronunciation: Ill-ood
Sentence: Unbeknownst to his mother, little Billy would illude his chores at every opportunity.
Etymology: Ill + Elude
Pretendie
Created by: TripleT
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Daddy prenetdies anytime Mommy starts cleaning up.
Etymology: pretend + die