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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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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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Illemanate
Created by: clarion
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Yeah, he totally illemanated the situation, and now he's taking an extra week's paid vacation while I'm stuck at the office doing all his work!
Etymology: ill- sickness and emanate- to send forth
Scamalotosis
Created by: Eyeshah
Pronunciation: /scam-uh-LAW-toe-sis/
Sentence: It became apparent to Lieza's boss that she was suffering from a case of scamalotosis after Lieza called in sick for the eighth day that week.
Etymology: scam + alot + osis (affected with, condition, abnormal process)
Analglaucomais
Created by: Justpeachyy
Pronunciation: Anal glau coma iss
Sentence: Yeah.. that's what I said, my boss bought my analglaucomais so let's ride!
Etymology: I dont SEE my ASS coming into work today
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COMMENTS:
Great etymology - petaj, 2007-11-03: 07:18:00
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Medifabulate
Created by: jdurham777
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Since I had used up all my vacation, I had to resort to my 'trick knee,' call my boss and medifabulate to get the week off.
Etymology: Medi - (n) relating to the management of physical disorder fabulate (v) to lie. 3rd century Rome, when the senatorial archives record a spike in the number of soldiers claiming illness to avoid duty.
Anthraxafaking
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation: an-thrax-a-fak-ing
Sentence: Bob put on a good show, but all his co-workers knew he was just anthraxafaking.
Etymology: anthrax (deadly infection) fake (pretend)
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)
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
Fakebuttsikinging
Created by: emilylind
Pronunciation: Say fake the butt and then the letters si and king and ing .
Sentence: she was fakebuttsikinging !
Etymology:
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