Verboticism: Potamobility
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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Antiproactive
Created by: bothra
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jim became antiproactive when Ben mentioned the lawn needed cutting.
Etymology:
Narconecroupsetitusfauxsymptomitum
Created by: ladieophilia
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Etymology: narco- L. sleep, necro- L. dead, upsetitus- L. desease pertaining to being upset, faux- Fr. fake, symptomitum L. a symptom of
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.
Flabenzachen
Created by: TheCapn
Pronunciation: Flab-en-za-tch-en
Sentence: He was flabenzachen when it was time for work.
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Slunked
Created by: man835
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Man, Todd totally slunked on us.
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Workdead
Created by: LostAccount
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Lurgy
Created by: CrimsonAngel666
Pronunciation: lur-gee
Sentence: Suddenly, John lurgied all over the floor at the mention of laundry.
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Laboralyze
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: ley-BOR-uh-Lahyz \lA-"bOr-&-'lIz\
Sentence: The company decided to replace "sick days" with "incidental time-off days" to reduce employee laboralizing.
Etymology: labor from English "labor" + alyze from English "paralyze"
Responsiblitits
Created by: MrLint
Pronunciation:
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Etymology: Acute inflammation of the responsibility gland
Mortachore
Created by: Lonflobber
Pronunciation: Mort-a-chore-ay
Sentence: Donald was suffering from an acute case of mortachore due to his wife's incessant nagging.
Etymology: "Morte"from the Italian for death, and "chore", a routine task
