Verboticism: Convenimortis
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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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
Antiproactive
Created by: bothra
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jim became antiproactive when Ben mentioned the lawn needed cutting.
Etymology:
Domesticitis
Created by: symemac
Pronunciation: Do-mesti-sightis
Sentence: Brad came down with domesticitis as soon as soon as he came back from a hard day at the track.
Etymology: Romans used to use this term when building their city. Anyone suffering from said illness was sent to the rack.
Slumpitis
Created by: munky
Pronunciation:
Sentence: anthony was overcome with acute slumpitis at the sound of the finish of the dishwasher cycle.
Etymology:
Testostrance
Created by: jwalter32
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Doris began to take advantage of George's testostrances, using those opportunities to meet Ramon inside of Baker's Shoes while her husband dozed on a mall bench nearby.
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
