Verboticism: Hypogondria
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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Narcavoidolepsy
Created by: robynlicious
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Sorry I couldn't set the table for dinner, but I had a wave of Narcavoidolepsy hit me so hard that I didn't think I'd even wake up to eat.
Etymology:
Taskophobia
Created by: iceburgamy
Pronunciation: tas-co-FO-be-ah
Sentence: taskophobia struck as soon as dishes were mentioned.
Etymology: task, -phobia
Chorepox
Created by: lela2210
Pronunciation: chorh-poks
Sentence: He would have helped with the ironing, but he was struck by a crippling yet strangely short lived case of chorepox.
Etymology: chore: A small or odd job pox: A disease characterised by multiple skin pustules
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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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
Chorealepsy
Created by: Blacklight
Pronunciation: Chore-a-lespsy
Sentence: Dad has a rare disease called chorealepsey
Etymology:
Lazividy
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: lay-ziff-ity
Sentence: We were supposed to do some springcleaning on the weekend, but were overcome by lazividy.
Etymology: lazy levidity
Fuster
Created by: Acostell
Pronunciation: fuhstir
Sentence: He fustered fain he were to injure his back sweeping the kitchen.
Etymology:
Narcotasky
Created by: librarian
Pronunciation: nar'co-tasky
Sentence:
Etymology: narcolepsy + tasks
