Verboticism: Choroke
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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Helpergenic
Created by: moggy
Pronunciation: Hell.Per.Jen.Ick.
Sentence: "I'm sorry I can't help you with the dishes - allergies you see?" "Oh, that's ok, these dishes are hypo-helpergenic!"
Etymology: From Help. Allergic. See? See?
Shillness
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: shill-ness
Sentence: Norbert quickly feigned a long-term shillness when he saw the lawn was needing cut and the much prayed for rain had not materialised.
Etymology: shill -> illness
Workolepsy
Created by: Stevenson0
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
Idleapse
Created by: Drooboy
Pronunciation: I-dull-ah-ps
Sentence: Brian suffered a devastating idleapse when confronted with the dishes.
Etymology:
Fakidieorillaphelia
Created by: dsingleton
Pronunciation: Fake-e-die-or-ill-a-phelia
Sentence: Can't come into work today, I've got "Fakidieorillaphelia"
Etymology:
Andycapped
Created by: Thunderfoot
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Whenever Doris asks Jim to do anything during Monday Night Football, Jim suddenly becomes andycapped.
Etymology: From the cartoon character Andy Capp, who is a lazy, unmotivated drunkard.