Verboticism: Workshirk
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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Dutophasia
Created by: doogman
Pronunciation: doo-toe-fay-shah
Sentence: When asked to clean up the cat's vomit, George suddenly collapsed from dutophasia.
Etymology: From that Latin 'Duto' (work) and Phasia (illness)
Dullchorexia
Created by: Jester
Pronunciation: DuL-CHaw-X-ia
Sentence: Dave was suddenly struck down with dullchorexia when his wife mentioned that the shelves had not been put up.
Etymology:
Laboralyze
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: ley-BOR-uh-Lahyz \lA-"bOr-&-'lIz\
Sentence: The company decided to replace "sick days" with "incidental time-off days" to reduce employee laboralizing.
Etymology: labor from English "labor" + alyze from English "paralyze"
Nochorism
Created by: Dormin87
Pronunciation: No-chore-is-um
Sentence: Bob suddenly came down with nochorism when it was time to take the trash out again.
Etymology:
Lazylepsi
Created by: verndo
Pronunciation: LAY Zee Lep See
Sentence: Just as an epilepsy attack can strike with a sudden flash of light so too can a lazylepsi attack with a sudden to-do list or chore request.
Etymology: Lazy and Epilepsy
Fuster
Created by: Acostell
Pronunciation: fuhstir
Sentence: He fustered fain he were to injure his back sweeping the kitchen.
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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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