Verboticism: Grandmalaise
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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Flabenzachen
Created by: TheCapn
Pronunciation: Flab-en-za-tch-en
Sentence: He was flabenzachen when it was time for work.
Etymology:
Shmurg
Created by: tpm01
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The son didn't want to mow the grass for his father so he decided to shmurg and have to stay on the couch all day.
Etymology:
Lethargiscape
Created by: Rocky
Pronunciation: Le|tharg|i|scape
Sentence: Your daddy comitted 1st degree lethargiscape when confronted with the honey-do list.
Etymology: Lethargy | Escape
Oporeraphobia
Created by: Empyreal
Pronunciation: oh-pore-er-a-fo-bee-a
Sentence: Oporereaphobia is the fear of work.
Etymology:
Pretendie
Created by: TripleT
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Daddy prenetdies anytime Mommy starts cleaning up.
Etymology: pretend + die
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.
Etymology:
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.
