Verboticism: Phlegmbuoyant
DEFINITION: v. To be so hardworking and dedicated to your job that you come to work even when you're sick and dangerously infectious. n. A person who comes to work sneezing, coughing, contagious, and sick as a dog.
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Coughyearner
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: cof fee urn ner
Sentence: Con Tagion worked as a germologist in a large jewellery store. His favourite song was Peggy Lee's "Fever"; his favourite movies were "Outbreak" and "The English Patient". Con loved to drink Bloody Mary's with Lyme juice and he loved the inspiration he got from tv medical dramas. He was also a coughyearner. He earned his living while he coughed and sneezed all over his customers and his co-workers, his work station...everywhere in the store. He came into work no matter how sick he was, because he needed the money to buy new Shingles for his home and he could not afford to miss his measle-y wages. But every time he came in ill, 3 others got sick and had to miss work. His co-workers were fed up with his communicability and his boss had taken to calling him Typhoid Larry. Con loved his job, because the time really flu by, but his computer really was virused and his infectious enthusiasm for his job was really,well,infectious. Daily, into the workplace, he brought in bacteria and some suspected fronteria, too! One day his boss decided that Con would never take time off work if he thought his workload would suffer, so in a rash decision, a lovely female quaranteen was hired to help him. His boss told him that he was sure Con would soon feel better because his new assistant, Penny Cillin, was bound to help!
Etymology: Cough( sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis) & coffee (a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans) & urn (a large pot for making coffee or tea) & earner (someone who earn wages in return for their labor)
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COMMENTS:
great etymology - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-07: 11:41:00
WHOA sentence! - daniellegeorge, 2008-05-08: 14:18:00
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Workillholic
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: wurk-il-haw-lik
Sentence: His skin is a pale green with an overlay of a purple rash. His hair is falling out and he can't keep any food in his stomach. What does Clyde, the workillholic say? "It's just a head cold, nothing to worry about."
Etymology: workaholic (a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits) + ill (of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick)
Sneezebucket
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: sneez-BUHK-it
Sentence: SNEEZEBUCKET n A disgusting, self-centred co-worker who, when suffering from a contagious illness, refuses to leave the office and stay at home until better. Coughing, spluttering and sneezing, he suffers from the delusion that his work-ethic is much stronger than that of his colleagues, and that his importance to the organization is far greater than that of theirs also.
Etymology: Sneeze & bucket. If he's a sleazebucket to boot - look out!
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COMMENTS:
I'm sitting close to one right now - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-07: 11:49:00
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Eagersneezer
Created by: TimTheEnchanter
Pronunciation: EE-gur-snee-zur
Sentence: Chad walked around the conference room introducing himself, alternately sneezing into his hand then offering to shake the hands of the guests. As the client backed away from Chad, everyone else knew the company was going to lose yet another account because Chad insisted on being such an eagersneezer who showed up no matter how contagious he might be.
Etymology: Eager beaver + Sneeze
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COMMENTS:
funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-07: 15:44:00
Beware, the Killer Rabbit! - pieceof314, 2008-05-08: 14:09:00
Enchanting - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-08: 19:41:00
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Ickgusting
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: ik-gust-ing
Sentence: Igor had a ickgusting way of sliming all over the office paperwork.
Etymology: ik- Something gross, a way of saying "ew". Gusting- taken in part of dis'gusting' - Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
Ailsperson
Created by: kirill
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I'd like to help you, but all all of our representatives are busy, except that one, but he's more of an ailsperson than a salesperson today.
Etymology: Ailment, as in an illness or disorder, and salesperson.
Achoorneyman
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: a choor nee man
Sentence: Rex Hale was a skilled carpenter. When he was on a project, nothing kept him from working, not even illness. His co-workers hated the fact that he was more achoorneyman than journeyman on those occasions.
Etymology: Achoo (sneeze noise) & Journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)
Inconfectious
Created by: daniellegeorge
Pronunciation: In-con-feck-shus
Sentence: Mike is such an inconfectious worker. He's had that cough for 2 days and blames it on IT when people start dropping like flies.
Etymology: Inconsiderate; infectious
Sociopathogen
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: so sheo path o jen
Sentence: Larry, who always fancied himself as a leader and trendsetter, was at it again. Feeling his employers would wilt away without him, he dragged his ailing body into the office. That guy caught more colds and flus than anyone else. Of course, he never thought to consider his colleagues, who one by one, were felled by whatever disease this sociopathogen transported. Armed with disinfectants and sprays, his poor co-workers tried their best to avoid whatever ailment he brought to work this week. They never succeeded. It is no wonder they called him Typhoid Larry!
Etymology: Sociopath (someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder) & Pathogen (any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)
Typephoidmary
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: tipe/foyd/mary
Sentence: Typephoidmary is the office manager and spreads her germs to every corner of the office.
Etymology: Typhoid Mary + type
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COMMENTS:
Very clever. - Tigger, 2008-05-07: 22:15:00
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