Verboticism: Lazilepsy
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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Workolepsy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: wərkəlepsē
Sentence: Whenever the subject of chores comes up Ralph develops a strange condition where he instantly nods off. He has tried his protest that it is a medical condition called workolepsy. The only problem is that every time he makes an effort to explain, he dozes off.
Etymology: work (activity involving mental or physical effort) + Narcolepsy (a condition characterized by an extreme tendency to fall asleep whenever in relaxing surroundings)
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COMMENTS:
:) - galwaywegian, 2010-12-07: 09:57:00
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Choreusattakus
Created by: Ziplock
Pronunciation: Chore-E-Us-Attack-Us
Sentence: He was struck with ChoreusAttakus when asked to clean out the garage.
Etymology:
Decapacitated
Created by: knickers
Pronunciation: de-cap-ass-it-ate-ed
Sentence: When she asked me to lick her muff, I sniffed it and was instantly decapacitated.
Etymology: From incapacitated, decapitate
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.
Parachorealysis
Created by: Mirandala
Pronunciation: para-chore-alysis
Sentence: Shortly after Bonnie asked him to clean the cat box, Fred suffered a terrible episode of parachorealysis.
Etymology: paralysis + chore
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COMMENTS:
- Mirandala, 2006-12-13: 10:11:00
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Convenimortis
Created by: Harukio
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When ever Smith was approached to work on a project, he was overcome by sudden convenimortis and would not come to until his lunch break.
Etymology:
