Verboticism: Unreworcoleptic
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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Laboralyze
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: ley-BOR-uh-Lahyz \lA-"bOr-&-'lIz\
Sentence: The company decided to replace "sick days" with "incidental time-off days" to reduce employee laboralizing.
Etymology: labor from English "labor" + alyze from English "paralyze"
Chorlapse
Created by: poptart9
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He had a case of chorlapse when she asked him to help.
Etymology:
Dormantosis
Created by: watts76
Pronunciation: door-man-toe-sis
Sentence:
Etymology: dormant = inactive, resting, hidden
Labore
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lay bor
Sentence: After just a few months, Hilary discovered that her hubby, Bill, was a labore. When asked to do something minute, like vacuum or empty the dishwasher, he became ill, even in trying to summon the courage to follow his wife's instructions. The excuses were always alike..."My head hurts...I have a fever, Oh. my back...". but she felt the same as most women in her situation..."Wait till you go through childbirth before you tell me how much your body hurts..."
Etymology: Labor ( worker) & Bore (cause to be bored; tedious, so lacking in interest as to become bored)
Shwirk
Created by: ipswich78
Pronunciation: As it sounds
Sentence: He's just shwirking again...
Etymology: Combination of Shirk and work.
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COMMENTS:
Hey Ipswich78: Good word! I'm voting for it! - wordmeister, 2006-12-13: 13:38:00
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Ergosis
Created by: sir67
Pronunciation: ur go sis
Sentence: erg - unit of work osis - suffix, disease or abnormal condition
Etymology: After being informed that the lawn needed mowing, Pat was struck within an acute case of ergosis.
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
Responsivulsion
Created by: magic
Pronunciation: [ri spons i vul shun]
Sentence:
Etymology: respnsibulity, convulsion
