Verboticism: Eschewitis
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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Exercispire
Created by: johnsto
Pronunciation: Exersi-spired
Sentence: Alice can't do it; she's exercispired.
Etymology: Exert (to do work) + expire (to die/end)
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COMMENTS:
im rubbish - johnsto, 2006-12-13: 07:29:00
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Narcoslothy
Created by: crazycarl
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I tried to clean my room but was overcome by a case of narcoslothy.
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Chorolepsy
Created by: Vermithrax
Pronunciation: Chore-o-lep-see
Sentence: Dad has chorolepsy, I can't wake him up!
Etymology: Chore - work around the house olepsy - last part of narcolepsy. ;)
Unenthuscious
Created by: beast
Pronunciation: un-en-too-she-ious
Sentence: That guy fell into unenthuscious at work yesterday.
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Slackerocity
Created by: simon1081
Pronunciation: sla-ker-os-it-ee
Sentence: When Dad was asked to shovel the drive-way, his slackerocity acted up.
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COMMENTS:
- simon1081, 2006-12-13: 14:08:00
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Workaphobia
Created by: kckflpsk8r91
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I have such a terrible case of workaphobia that I once told my boss my entire family died to miss work.
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Choreache
Created by: LenhardtLac
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Daddy's sure to have choreache this time of day...
Etymology: chore+ache -dah! simple as that...
Nowantism
Created by: MrOliver
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Tracy's acute nowantism prevented her from washing the dishes.
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Broomosis
Created by: artbegotti
Pronunciation: broo-mOH'sis
Sentence: The last time my wife asked me to vacuum the carpets, I felt a wave of broomosis come over my body. Three hours later, I woke up underneath the couch.
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