Verboticism: Comapose

'Mommy, is Daddy playing dead again?'

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

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Etymology: Acute inflammation of the responsibility gland

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Flushidle

Created by: skelk

Pronunciation: Flush-iddle

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Workaphobia

Created by: humbug

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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"

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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

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Chorennui

Created by: boutros9

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Dormantosis

Created by: watts76

Pronunciation: door-man-toe-sis

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Etymology: dormant = inactive, resting, hidden

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Illude

Created by: vincent

Pronunciation: Ill-ood

Sentence: Unbeknownst to his mother, little Billy would illude his chores at every opportunity.

Etymology: Ill + Elude

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Pretendie

TripleT

Created by: TripleT

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Sentence: Daddy prenetdies anytime Mommy starts cleaning up.

Etymology: pretend + die

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Choredeath

Created by: desman

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