Verboticism: Scrubfreeze
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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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?
Grandmalaise
Created by: xcruser88x
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Struck suddenly by grandmalaise, Mike dropped to his knees in front of the dirty laundry.
Etymology: Grand Mal + Malaise
Psychosomavoidance
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: sahy-koh-suh-muh-void-ns
Sentence: Every time he has to clean his room he gets a case of phychosomavoidance.
Etymology: psycho -- of the mind soma -- of the body avoidance -- the act of delaying
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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Actruist
Created by: Coolfool
Pronunciation: "Act" + truist as in altruist.
Sentence: Don't worry, dear. He won't be such an actruist once the dishes are done.
Etymology: Derived as an antonym of altruism, which is an unselfish concern for others. Actruism is an apt word, as an antonym, as his actions are the opposite of those of an altruist, as his behaviour is a self-serving "act".
Chorepox
Created by: lela2210
Pronunciation: chorh-poks
Sentence: He would have helped with the ironing, but he was struck by a crippling yet strangely short lived case of chorepox.
Etymology: chore: A small or odd job pox: A disease characterised by multiple skin pustules
Suddenslacker
Created by: exmugger
Pronunciation: sudden-slack-er
Sentence: When ask to clean the room, chole turned suddenslacker and dropped to the floor.
Etymology: sudden + slacker