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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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Ailying
Created by: Lidipop
Pronunciation: aye-leye-ing
Sentence: Meet me at the beach...my boss believed me when i was "ailying" about how i feel...hahaha
Etymology: ailment(sickness) + lying(dishonest)=ailying
Pseudomedivacation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Soo-doe-medda-vay-cay-shun
Sentence: Harvey felt smug after running a con job on his boss and winning a three day psuedomedivacation.
Etymology: Psuedo (false)- medical - vacation
Shamalady
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Shamal a dy
Sentence: Daisy called in a shamalady, along with a snapshot of her canine's rotted canines, causing her boss to remark to his assistant, "God knows I've had one of these. Bugger all to get out of, especially after the third time. Remind me never to visit Thailand again."
Etymology: Sham (a farce) & malady (ailment)
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COMMENTS:
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-01: 11:01:00
canine's canines....inspired. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:36:00
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Chacachacbambam
Created by: bobbythebuilder
Pronunciation: chaca-chac-bam-bam
Sentence: chacachacbambam is the best band ever.
Etymology:
Healthwashing
Created by: LisaBorden
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Healthwashing is a term used to describe the activities of companies and groups that position themselves as leaders in the crusade forward to good health while engaging in practices that may be contributing to our poor health, collectively and as a society.
Etymology:
Fluse
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: f/lose
Sentence: Whenever Jenny has had enough of work, she'll call in with the fluse when she needs a mental health day at the beach.
Etymology: FLUSE noun - from FLU (highly contagious viral disease)+ FALSE (not genuine; counterfeit) + RUSE (a crafty trick, stratagem)
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COMMENTS:
Short and sweet. VERY economical word. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:35:00
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Liephoyd
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: lie - foyd
Sentence: The boss suspected that Barry's third tonsillectomy of the year was in reality a case of liephoid fever.
Etymology: lie + typhoid (a disease more prevalent around the turn of the 20th century)
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COMMENTS:
funny - I guess he would be Liephoyd Barry - Typhoid Mary's brother - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 12:29:00
If Barry keeps carrying on in this way up, his boss will "have him up to his back teeth." Nice word:imaginative! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:40:00
I had a wicked case of liephoyd last Friday! - milorush, 2007-11-06: 13:00:00
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Trake
Created by: FreakoSpeako
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I had to trake my boss today.
Etymology:
Fleasong
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Be at the beach in ten minutes honey,my boss bought the old fleasong.
Etymology:
Decepsis
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) dĭ-sěp'sĭs; (adj.) dĭ-sěp'tĭk
Sentence: Friday I called into work with an acute case of decepsis; I was all better once I cradled the receiver.
Etymology: dec[eptive] + [s]epsis = (local or generalized invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram and svnfsvn. Thank you remistram and svnfsvn! ~ James'
Thanks to everyone for joining me at our Blog Party yesterday to celebrate Verbotomy's first birthday. It was a lot of fun. Thanks! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram svnfsvn. Thank you remistram svnfsvn. ~ James