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DEFINITION: v., To create the impression that you are deathly ill and represent a potentially lethal bio-hazard risk, so that your boss will ask you to "take the next couple of days off". n., A faked illness.
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Sindrome
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sinnn droh mmmm
Sentence: father murphy regretted his sindrome when he met the bishop in the bookmakers office
Etymology: syndrome, sin
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COMMENTS:
sinsational - Nosila, 2010-03-01: 21:36:00
He gets no sinpathy from me! - karenanne, 2010-03-02: 10:48:00
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Mafingering
Created by: Whittier
Pronunciation: muh-FING-grr-rihng
Sentence: I told my boss the trip to Aruba was for a medical procedure, but I was just mafingering.
Etymology: malingering + giving the finger to the boss
Mallusion
Created by: Muzplaya
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Bob went to the casino on Monday, content his boss had bought his mallusion.
Etymology: Malady, Illusion
Cellulietis
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: sel yu LIE tis
Sentence: When Larry called into work and said he couldn't get out of bed because he had cellulietis, that was technically accurate, since he WAS using his CELL phone to LIE about not coming in. The "couldn't get out of bed" part was because his long-distance girlfriend was visiting!
Etymology: cellulitis + lie
Fluiaral
Created by: Lyokia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When Mattie wanted to skip the major presentation at work she came down with a fluiaral.
Etymology:
Fauxmortitis
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Fohh-morr-TIE-tuhss
Sentence: Stanley smiled as his employee benefits rep tried to read his doctor's chicken scratch medical assessment, which was once again nothing more than a serious bout of Fauxmortitis that was easily taken care of with a prescribed round of golf in a neighboring county.
Etymology: Faux: fancy French word for "fake" + Mortis: fancy medical word for death + Itis: not-so-fancy suffix to imply a rampant breakout of whatever comes before it.
Fidochondria
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fy do kon dree a
Sentence: When Germaine Shepherd wants to have a mental health day at the beach from work, she comes down with a case of fidochondria. It scares her boss so bad, he gives her the rest of the week off. With her pug nose, poodle skirt, poochini bag,Afghan throw, pointy canine teeth, houndstooth coat and mutticulous timing, you'd think he'd have caught on by now when she plans to be sick as a dog...
Etymology: Fido (Latin for "I am faithful"...pet name for a dog) & Hypochondria (a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments)
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COMMENTS:
Very good! - artr, 2012-11-09: 08:34:00
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Pseudomonia
Created by: LoftyDreamer
Pronunciation: soodo-mone-yuh
Sentence: After two days of fake hacking and coughing at meetings, Congolia finally convinced her boss she was too ill to work, but Congolia smiled to herself as she left the office, knowing it was really a case of pseudomonia.
Etymology: pseudo (false) + pneumonia (respiratory illness)
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COMMENTS:
Love that Congolia! - Nosila, 2008-10-01: 21:58:00
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Comments:
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Today's definition was suggested by remistram svnfsvn. Thank you remistram svnfsvn. ~ James