Verboticism: Exertiontosis
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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Fatalysis
Created by: Adamm
Pronunciation: Fay-tal-iss-iss
Sentence: "My brother comes over with a bout of Fatalysis at the mere sight of a dishcloth."
Etymology: A fusion of the words Fatal and Paralysis, as the "victim" becomes paralysed to such an extreme that a fatality is sometimes believed to have occoured.
Schlubbed
Created by: cannibalgymnastics
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Can you get Bill to help us move this furniture? " "Nah, he's schlubbed out."
Etymology:
Choreitus
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: Chore-Ite-us
Sentence: When Dad had was asked to do the dishes he had a sudden fit of choreitus
Etymology: From the English Word Chore and the English -itus a common extension for illnesses
Taskoidance
Created by: Ahoytheship
Pronunciation: Task-oy-dance
Sentence: He was sure to fall victim to taskoidance when he had to take out the trash.
Etymology: Task+Avoidance
Procrastiphilia
Created by: Drock
Pronunciation: pro-cras-ta-FIL-ee-uh
Sentence: When Bobby heard his mother ask him to clean his room, he felt another wave of procrastiphilia come on.
Etymology: Procrastination - to put something off. -philia - a positive feeling of liking
Faintask
Created by: meiyas
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After the party he had another case of faintask, and I had to clean all the mess
Etymology: Faint - Task
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
