Verboticism: Opossumism
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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Narcoslothy
Created by: crazycarl
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I tried to clean my room but was overcome by a case of narcoslothy.
Etymology:
Taskophobia
Created by: kdhills
Pronunciation: tas-co-FO-be-ah
Sentence: taskophobia struck as soon as dishes were mentioned.
Etymology: task, -phobia
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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Narcavoidolepsy
Created by: robynlicious
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Sorry I couldn't set the table for dinner, but I had a wave of Narcavoidolepsy hit me so hard that I didn't think I'd even wake up to eat.
Etymology:
Feignting
Created by: Mauserketi
Pronunciation: Fayn-ting
Sentence: Don't worry, Bob didn't faint. He's only feignting.
Etymology: From faint and feign.
Deathargic
Created by: Jhurk
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "John became deathargic when asked to rake the lawn"
Etymology:
Ergotoxication
Created by: mugwai
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: latin work(ergo)poison(toxica)
Choreitosis
Created by: ipmcleod
Pronunciation: CHORR-i-toe-sis
Sentence: A sudden strain of choreitosis afflicted my friends that weekend, so I moved myself
Etymology: Choreit, from the Ruritanian cho-rit, meaning nothing, and osis, from the Ruritanian ohcys, meaning good for.
Pretendie
Created by: TripleT
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Daddy prenetdies anytime Mommy starts cleaning up.
Etymology: pretend + die
