Verboticism: Worksickneism

'Mommy, is Daddy playing dead again?'

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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Choreusattakus

Created by: Ziplock

Pronunciation: Chore-E-Us-Attack-Us

Sentence: He was struck with ChoreusAttakus when asked to clean out the garage.

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Taskophobia

Created by: iceburgamy

Pronunciation: tas-co-FO-be-ah

Sentence: taskophobia struck as soon as dishes were mentioned.

Etymology: task, -phobia

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Choronary

gorillo

Created by: gorillo

Pronunciation: Chore-o-nary

Sentence: Bob had a choronary when I asked him to take out the trash.

Etymology: chore+coronary

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Responsivulsion

Created by: magic

Pronunciation: [ri spons i vul shun]

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Etymology: respnsibulity, convulsion

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Workitis

Created by: MShort

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Choraphobia

Created by: drakkendan

Pronunciation: chore-a-fobia

Sentence: He is suffering from choraphobia

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Lazybuggery

Created by: Psychicsi

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Failment

Created by: steev

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Vigormortis

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: vig-er-mawr-tis

Sentence: Tony is an active, if slightly paunchy, dad. He plays with the kids. He even rides his bike a couple days a week. A strange affliction hits him when household chores are mentioned. He immediately comes down with acute vigormortis, a condition where all energy drains from his body to the point that he can barely lift a finger. The cure comes as quickly as it manifests as soon as the chore is complete or even assigned to someone else.

Etymology: vigor (healthy physical or mental energy or power; vitality) + rigor mortis (the stiffening of the body after death)

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Slumpitis

Created by: munky

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Sentence: anthony was overcome with acute slumpitis at the sound of the finish of the dishwasher cycle.

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