Verboticism: Mortachore
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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Shirkitis
Created by: Fleury
Pronunciation: sherk-EYE-tiss
Sentence: Bob came down with a sudden case of shirkitis when he heard the sound of the vacuum cleaner.
Etymology: "shirk" (to evade work) + "-itis" (suffix used in pathological terms that denotes an inflamation of organs
Futral
Created by: vladtheimpala
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As the argument between his wife and mother degenerated to new lows, Barry remained futral.
Etymology: Futile and Neutral
Nochorism
Created by: Dormin87
Pronunciation: No-chore-is-um
Sentence: Bob suddenly came down with nochorism when it was time to take the trash out again.
Etymology:
Aworkvoid
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ah-werk-voyd
Sentence: Whenever big projects were on deck and his boss began to assign work, he began to plan his aworkvoid strategy. The next day he would announce to the team that he had strep throat, H1N1, and pneumonia all at once. Thus the 5 week absence began. Obviously when he came back to work all the projects were complete.
Etymology: avoid + work
Spurimalaiseria
Created by: erwalter
Pronunciation: spu·ri·ma·laise·ria
Sentence: Bobby's spurimalaiseria prevented him from taking his final exam and resulted in his falining out of college
Etymology: spurious + malaise + ria
Lazipossumate
Created by: lennyjaxn
Pronunciation: Ley-zee-POS-uh-meyt
Sentence: The request of Mrs. Johnson for her husband to clean out the garage caused the unfortunate man to lazipossumate until she left.
Etymology: From the low German lasich - languid, and American Indian opposum - he who plays dead
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
Labourcede
Created by: Kevcom2007
Pronunciation: lay/bour/seed
Sentence: Daddy Joe had a severe case of labourcede when it came time to do simple household chores, like getting off the couch and doing the dishes.
Etymology: labour + cede (surrender)
