Verboticism: Tempopossumitis
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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Chorepossum
Created by: kafka
Pronunciation:
Sentence: At the first sign of work relegation, some will chorepossum, or feign death to escape strenuous labor.
Etymology: chore+opossum
Suilly
Created by: Fittefisk
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I'd rather be suilly!
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Laborcondria
Created by: gabngar
Pronunciation: Lay-bore-con-dree-uh
Sentence: Charley's laborcondria kicked in whenever he had to do his chores.
Etymology: Labor (work) + -condria (hypocondria)
Pullasickia
Created by: deviant
Pronunciation: Pull-Ay-Sicky-aaah
Sentence: Internal inspection should be announced on the day of the inspection to invoid cronic bouts of pullasickia.
Etymology: From the pronunciation, to pull a sickie, taking time off work while faking illness usually to avoid an unpleasant activity or allow attendance of something more entertaining, like a few extra days on holiday or to cover for needing to do the dishes.
Ergotoxication
Created by: mugwai
Pronunciation:
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Etymology: latin work(ergo)poison(toxica)
Chorecoma
Created by: misterdoug
Pronunciation: 'chor kO-m&
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Etymology: ...
Absintose
Created by: theantiipod
Pronunciation: Ab-sin-tose
Sentence: Oh don't get all absintose on me just because I asked you to vacuum the stairs.
Etymology: Absent + sin (without) + comotose
Helpergenic
Created by: moggy
Pronunciation: Hell.Per.Jen.Ick.
Sentence: "I'm sorry I can't help you with the dishes - allergies you see?" "Oh, that's ok, these dishes are hypo-helpergenic!"
Etymology: From Help. Allergic. See? See?