Verboticism: Lazeitis
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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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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Disemptrant
Created by: Divakar
Pronunciation: diss-EMP-trint
Sentence: John the slacker quickly became disemptrant when his girlfriend Jill asked him to clean the apartment.
Etymology: dis (not) + employer (french for "employ")
Workshirk
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: werk-sherk
Sentence: Bill was known for workshirking and never came to work on the days when inventory had to be counted.
Etymology: work + shirk (to avoid)
Chorlergy
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: chore-ler-gy
Sentence: Marvin had a terrible chorlergy. Paint made him break out in a rash, dust gave him hives, his toolbox gave him a collapsed spine and detergent was like kryptonite to his system.
Etymology: chore: tedious household task + allergy: a high sensitivity to certain substances that make the sufferer sneeze, break out in a rash or, in extreme cases, have to be rushed to the hospitalwith anaphalactic shock
Narcotasky
Created by: librarian
Pronunciation: nar'co-tasky
Sentence:
Etymology: narcolepsy + tasks
Hypacleaniac
Created by: kimbo123
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He's always sick when there is work to be done. He's a hypacleaniac.
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Parachorealysis
Created by: Mirandala
Pronunciation: para-chore-alysis
Sentence: Shortly after Bonnie asked him to clean the cat box, Fred suffered a terrible episode of parachorealysis.
Etymology: paralysis + chore
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COMMENTS:
- Mirandala, 2006-12-13: 10:11:00
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Hypershundriation
Created by: Rustkill
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Whenever he saw dirty dishes he began to experience hypershundriation.
Etymology: From hypochondria and shun.