Verboticism: Foopitude
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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Tempacitated
Created by: breaddough
Pronunciation: tem-pass-ih-tayted
Sentence: When the time came to take out the garbage, he always managed to become tempacitated for just enough time for someone else to do it.
Etymology: just look at the word
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:
Excusident
Created by: Peppie
Pronunciation: ik-'skyü-z&-dent
Sentence: Janet had an excusident when her mother asked her to vacuum the room.
Etymology: Having an accident to be excused from something. Excused, accident, excusident.
Chorepossum
Created by: kafka
Pronunciation:
Sentence: At the first sign of work relegation, some will chorepossum, or feign death to escape strenuous labor.
Etymology: chore+opossum
Lurgy
Created by: CrimsonAngel666
Pronunciation: lur-gee
Sentence: Suddenly, John lurgied all over the floor at the mention of laundry.
Etymology:
Laboratose
Created by: gogogadget
Pronunciation: Lay-boor-a-toes
Sentence: When Sally's mother told her to finish her homework, a laboratose feeling swept over her, forcing her to continue watching LOST reruns.
Etymology: labor+comatose
Ergasm
Created by: wattoo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When his wife asked him to mow the lawn, he ergasmed all over the floor.
Etymology: A combination of ergo (meaning work) and asm mfron spasm.
Shirkaholic
Created by: haroldbarold
Pronunciation: shurk-uh-hall-ick (rhymes with workaholic)
Sentence: Daddy was too drunk to make the weekly Shirkaholics Anonymous meeting yet again.
Etymology: shirk + aholic from "workaholic"
Chorke
Created by: Annaquettar
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: to choke on chores
