Verboticism: Graftophobic
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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Spontyrigor
Created by: solsticesword
Pronunciation: sponte-rigor
Sentence: The man succumed to spontyrigor with a sudden fit of coughs.
Etymology: From spontanious meaning unexpected and rigor mortise, a phase of death.
Exertiontosis
Created by: logan260
Pronunciation: ex-ur-shun-to-sis
Sentence: your dad is suffering from exertiontosis again but he should be feeling better after we clean the house.
Etymology: exertion: to expend energy performing a task. tosis: suffix for physical afflictions.
Hypochondrasicalia
Created by: ArsMajika
Pronunciation: HIGH-po-KOHN-dra-SIK-ah-lia
Sentence: "Unfortunately, Albert could not mow the lawn when asked, as he contracted a sudden case of Hypochondrasicalia"
Etymology: Derived from Hypochondriac and Lackadaisical.
Shirkolepsy
Created by: Sissyphus
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Meg had a shirkoleptic fit after the beer was gone and it was time to carry the boxes downstairs.
Etymology: shirk(avoid duty) + lepsy(seizure)
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COMMENTS:
Good Word Siss! - wordmeister, 2006-12-13: 13:39:00
First time user here. I have to say, after seeing this word, I can tell I'm in the big leagues. It's a beautiful funny word. - oxhead, 2006-12-13: 17:22:00
top word. Hits the nail on the head. - erasmus, 2006-12-18: 07:07:00
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Ditchitis
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: dich/i/tis
Sentence: Thankfully, a severe attack of "Ditchitis" happened to prevent him from having to clean out the platypus pond bowl, mend his well-worn long-johns, and fix a broken teapot for his spouse.
Etymology: ditch: duck or avoid at all costs + itis: a disease of convenience
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.
Lazyck
Created by: jgastald
Pronunciation: laizyck
Sentence: Mommy, Daddy got lazyck again...
Etymology:
Travailitis
Created by: andystephenson
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Work just gives me travailitis
Etymology:
