Verboticism: Procrastolepsy
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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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")
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
Narcotasky
Created by: librarian
Pronunciation: nar'co-tasky
Sentence:
Etymology: narcolepsy + tasks
Helpochondriac
Created by: Bernmeister
Pronunciation: help-o-kon-dree-ak
Sentence: Everytime the lawn needs mowing you get a new disease, I think you're making it up you helpochondriac.
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Laborified
Created by: Frejesal
Pronunciation: Lah-BORE-if-eyed
Sentence: When I asked him to run an errand he fell to the ground, totally laborified at the prospect of work!
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Chordom
Created by: Steerpike
Pronunciation: Chore-dom
Sentence: As Andy saw the list of tasks for this month's milestone he slumped in his chair, overcome with chordom.
Etymology: Chore + Boredom
Travailitis
Created by: andystephenson
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Work just gives me travailitis
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Ahandypox
Created by: oohisay
Pronunciation: a-handy-pox
Sentence: When asked to lend a hand with the deck building, Roger was stricken with a bout of ahandypox.
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Selfishia
Created by: Pyrophyle
Pronunciation: Sell-Fish-IA
Sentence: You won't believe what happened to me last week. I came down with selfishia when my roomates wanted me to help them clean the house.
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