Verboticism: Possify
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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Responsibitis
Created by: hugecranium
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Carl came down with a severe case of responsibitis when asked to take out the trash.
Etymology: My cat said it the other day.
Hypoconmandriac
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hie poh kon mand ree ak
Sentence: A hypoconmandriac calle Joe Picked up germs whereever he's go. but his flu symptoms flew when the work whistle blew, as he sprinted for the exit do'
Etymology: hypochondriac, con man
Illazydaze
Created by: proArchy
Pronunciation: il-lay-zee-dayz
Sentence: Anytime I see the garbage overflowing i start to shiver and illazydaze, generally followed by blacking out
Etymology:
Conveniolesce
Created by: Trivigo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I knew that the sore ankle would give the chance to conveniolesce Saturday instead of mowing the lawn.
Etymology:
Disarbeitation
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: From the German - "Arbeit", meaning work.
Impossum
Created by: Trystera
Pronunciation: im-PAHS-some
Sentence: Shortly after Sarah asked Bernard to mow the lawn, she found him bedridden, playing impossum.
Etymology: Possum: Latin verb meaning "to be able" Im-: prefix meaning "not" "playing possum" : a defensive tactic of pretending to be dead so that predators have no interest in attacking
Helpochondriac
Created by: john621
Pronunciation: help-o-kon-dree-ak
Sentence: Everytime the lawn needs mowing you get a new disease, I think you're making it up you helpochondriac.
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