Verboticism: Chronicworkapation
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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Oporeraphobia
Created by: Empyreal
Pronunciation: oh-pore-er-a-fo-bee-a
Sentence: Oporereaphobia is the fear of work.
Etymology:
Cumbascuprity
Created by: dalilpimpster
Pronunciation: come-buh-scroop-rity
Sentence: The man's cumbascruprity disabled him from work today.
Etymology:
Broomosis
Created by: artbegotti
Pronunciation: broo-mOH'sis
Sentence: The last time my wife asked me to vacuum the carpets, I felt a wave of broomosis come over my body. Three hours later, I woke up underneath the couch.
Etymology:
Taskaphobiysim
Created by: stormee
Pronunciation: task-a-foebee-ism
Sentence: Her husband had a sudden attack of taskaphoiyism when it came time to mow the lawn.
Etymology: A sudden illness related to task related work.
Responsivulsion
Created by: magic
Pronunciation: [ri spons i vul shun]
Sentence:
Etymology: respnsibulity, convulsion
Pullasickia
Created by: deviant
Pronunciation: Pull-Ay-Sicky-aaah
Sentence: Internal inspection should be announced on the day of the inspection to invoid cronic bouts of pullasickia.
Etymology: From the pronunciation, to pull a sickie, taking time off work while faking illness usually to avoid an unpleasant activity or allow attendance of something more entertaining, like a few extra days on holiday or to cover for needing to do the dishes.
Chorlergy
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: chore-ler-gy
Sentence: Marvin had a terrible chorlergy. Paint made him break out in a rash, dust gave him hives, his toolbox gave him a collapsed spine and detergent was like kryptonite to his system.
Etymology: chore: tedious household task + allergy: a high sensitivity to certain substances that make the sufferer sneeze, break out in a rash or, in extreme cases, have to be rushed to the hospitalwith anaphalactic shock
