Verboticism: Choraphobia
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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Plamting
Created by: igho1207
Pronunciation: plam-ting
Sentence: Will you please stop planting!
Etymology:
Psychostallmatic
Created by: aly22
Pronunciation: sī'kō-stall-măt'ĭk
Sentence: Psychostallmatic disorders have definite - but temporary - physical symptoms but are thought to be caused by emotional or psychological factors.
Etymology: psychosomatic and stall
Chorealepsy
Created by: Blacklight
Pronunciation: Chore-a-lespsy
Sentence: Dad has a rare disease called chorealepsey
Etymology:
Temporamortis
Created by: Jewlicious
Pronunciation: TEM pruh mohr tis
Sentence: I had a bout of temporamortis earlier today, but I should be fine now.
Etymology: From the latin root temp- for time and mortis for death
Narcolazy
Created by: tenunda
Pronunciation: GNAR koh lay zee
Sentence: Why is Phil asleep? Oh, He's not, it's just and episode of narcolazy.
Etymology: "Narco", from the Ancient Greek "nark," which means numbness. "lazy" etymology is here: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=lazy. The combination is an original construction.
Slackout
Created by: Jonno
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Being of a slothful disposition, Jed was prone to slackout during Spring cleaning.
Etymology: A blackout suffered by the slack.
Eschewitis
Created by: sisternyx
Pronunciation: es-shoo-i-tis
Sentence: Mom said the reason Dad has a headache every Saturday and can't go to grandma's house with us is that he has eschewitis.
Etymology: eschew itis
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
