Verboticism: Crumblethize
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
Potamobility
Created by: Bunny36
Pronunciation: Po-tah-moh-bill-i-tee
Sentence: Daddy seems to have come down with another case of potatamobility.
Etymology: Thought to have originated from the saying 'coach potato'.
Shirkolepsy
Created by: Sissyphus
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Meg had a shirkoleptic fit after the beer was gone and it was time to carry the boxes downstairs.
Etymology: shirk(avoid duty) + lepsy(seizure)
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COMMENTS:
Good Word Siss! - wordmeister, 2006-12-13: 13:39:00
First time user here. I have to say, after seeing this word, I can tell I'm in the big leagues. It's a beautiful funny word. - oxhead, 2006-12-13: 17:22:00
top word. Hits the nail on the head. - erasmus, 2006-12-18: 07:07:00
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Malingerist
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ma ling er ist
Sentence: Freddie reapplied the same acting skills as a malingerist to his wife that he had to his mother. Each chore that needed avoiding brought on different symptoms: The Vaccuuming Vapours,Dishes Disorder, Housework Handicap, Infant Care Infirmity; Shopping Sickness, Laundry Lameness and WashDay Wanness. The only known cures were a few words in his ear and a boot up his backside.
Etymology: Malinger (to avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill)& -ist (suffix for: practicing a particular skill or profession or following a particular belief or school of thought...ie: idealist)
Assistosis
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ass-is-toe-sis
Sentence: When asked by his wife to help get the groceries from the car, Bob was overcome by an unexpected bout of assistosis.
Etymology: assist, osis
Weetotaller
Created by: helanren
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Uncle Joe used to be a workaholic, but after thorough counselling he is now a healthy weetotaller
Etymology: obvious opposite of workaholic, mimicking the relation between t-totaller and alcoholic
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COMMENTS:
After some more thinking, I have decided weewowaller would be better. Totally incomprehensible I guess, but it sounds so much better! - helanren, 2006-12-14: 12:19:00
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Exercispire
Created by: johnsto
Pronunciation: Exersi-spired
Sentence: Alice can't do it; she's exercispired.
Etymology: Exert (to do work) + expire (to die/end)
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COMMENTS:
im rubbish - johnsto, 2006-12-13: 07:29:00
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