Verboticism: Gluttering
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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Gluttering
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Hypacleaniac
Created by: kimbo123
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He's always sick when there is work to be done. He's a hypacleaniac.
Etymology:
Feignt
Created by: dkrider
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Feign + Faint = Feignt
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COMMENTS:
- dkrider, 2006-12-13: 23:33:00
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Possumuity
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As usual, George was stricken with acute possumity as soon as dinner was over, and collapsed on the couch.
Etymology: from the north american possum, known for its ability to play dead when threatened.
Workolepsy
Created by: xCthonx
Pronunciation: work/o/lep/sy (long o sound in second syllable)
Sentence: When things need to be done you can count on his workolepsy disorder to kick in.
Etymology: work + narcolepsy
Skivitis
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: sky-vy-tus
Sentence: Ironing is impossible for sufferers of skivitis.
Etymology: From "skive" which means to dodge work or skip school.
Eschewitis
Created by: sisternyx
Pronunciation: es-shoo-i-tis
Sentence: Mom said the reason Dad has a headache every Saturday and can't go to grandma's house with us is that he has eschewitis.
Etymology: eschew itis
Exerthaustion
Created by: golux13
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Bob took to his bed with a case of exerthaustion when Marge asked him to vacuum the upstairs hall.
Etymology:
Suddenchoreattacksyndrome
Created by: truefedwa
Pronunciation: Sud-den-chor-at-tack-sen-drom
Sentence: "I'm sorry, ma'am. Your husband has Suddenchoreattacksyndrome. There's nothing we can do."
Etymology: Sudden+chore+attack+syndrome
