Verboticism: Testostrance
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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Avoideitis
Created by: RecordB
Pronunciation: Avoid E Eye Tis
Sentence: Look's like Jim's come down with a case of Avoideitis
Etymology: from the Mythical Latin God Avodicus
Dullchorexia
Created by: Jester
Pronunciation: DuL-CHaw-X-ia
Sentence: Dave was suddenly struck down with dullchorexia when his wife mentioned that the shelves had not been put up.
Etymology:
Narcoslacky
Created by: Verbepete
Pronunciation: nar-co-ss-lac-e
Sentence: Jim was overcome with a bout of narcoslacky right after his wife asked him to help with the dishes.
Etymology: Narcolepsy + Slacker
Sissysicko
Created by: BTornado14
Pronunciation: sis-e-SIC-ko
Sentence: Most people would call into work sick for a day of fun, but would fear being accused of being a sissysicko.
Etymology: a compound of sissy, someone who is not brave and sicko, a slang word meaning someone who is sick.
Workumvent
Created by: Shlub
Pronunciation: Were - come - vent
Sentence: "I think I'll workumvent this week's shipping reports," thought John as he positioned the saw above his hand.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good sentence Shlub -- Funny! And frightenly true... - wordmeister, 2006-12-13: 13:46:00
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Nowantism
Created by: MrOliver
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Tracy's acute nowantism prevented her from washing the dishes.
Etymology:
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
Muhrtish
Created by: msokoloffster
Pronunciation: Muhr - tish
Sentence: Mary couldn't breath when she was told her company was going on a group training day due to her muhrtish.
Etymology: Unknown...
Exerthaustion
Created by: golux13
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Bob took to his bed with a case of exerthaustion when Marge asked him to vacuum the upstairs hall.
Etymology:
Olazitic
Created by: rikkyboy
Pronunciation: O-la-zi-tic
Sentence: If it wasn't for Fred being olazitic, he would've help around the house more often.
Etymology: