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'Yes Boss, I am sick as a dog'

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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Fakesicknessism

Created by: ethancarlyon

Pronunciation: fake sick niss is um

Sentence: I used my fakesicknessism to get out of school early yesterday.

Etymology: fake- not real sick- not healthy ism- syndrome

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Muybuyuymuy

Created by: blackkittynili

Pronunciation: muey-buey-buey-muey

Sentence: i really am muybuybuying my boss

Etymology: i donow bhg guhf loujhf olujhf oulhf oluhf olujhf olujhf olujhf of oujhf ouhf ouhf ouhf ouf oufyuo uyfyuoyf uyf ouyf yu ofuyf uyo fuyof uoyf uyof yuo uyo fuyo fuyof yu fouyf yu fyu fuyf uoy fuy foufuyfuo uyf ouyf ouyf ouyf ouyf ouyf ouyf yuof yuov yu ofty

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muybuybuymuy - blackkittynili, 2007-11-04: 04:07:00

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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)

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Trake

Created by: FreakoSpeako

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I had to trake my boss today.

Etymology:

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Fakebuttsikinging

Created by: emilylind

Pronunciation: Say fake the butt and then the letters si and king and ing .

Sentence: she was fakebuttsikinging !

Etymology:

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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)

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Dufforge

Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: duf•fôrj

Sentence: It was going to be the first nice day in weeks; Dean decided to dufforge the day, by calling in sick, so he could play a round of golf.

Etymology: Duffer: Scots dial; Duffer, a person inept or inexperienced at a specific sport, as golf. + Forge: Latin; fabrica, To make a falsification.

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Fauxtagion

Created by: sugarinthegourd

Pronunciation: fō-tā'-jən

Sentence: Bob was supposed to work the Thursday after Thanksgiving, but he was struck down by a post-holiday fauxtagion.

Etymology: Faux, contagion

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Psuedoviraltruancy

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: syoo-do-vi-ral-troo-en-see

Sentence: Once or twice a year Doug would call up his boss and scare the living daylights out of him with some story of a super infectious virus. This was in order to get a day off for hiking in the mountains when a good head-clearing was called for. On the whole, though, he was a very conscientious member of the workforce so the only thing one could really accuse him of was a little psuedoviraltruancy.

Etymology: psuedo + viral + truancy

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Maladayoff

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: malla-day-off

Sentence: The boss was suspicious that Ken was only suffering from a maladayoff. In the background he could hear the strains of Greensleeves and the steady crash of waves on a beach. It must have been a case of fauxplague.

Etymology: malady + day off (faux + plague + plage fr. for Beach) A fauxplague is a specific type of maladayoff wherein the sufferer returns to work with a case of sunburn.

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libertybelle Hee hee so funny!! i like fauxplague too - kinda sexy! - libertybelle, 2007-11-02: 11:09:00

Clever blend. Hope Ken doesn't get sandy blight! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:49:00

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-02: 01:55:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram and svnfsvn. Thank you remistram and svnfsvn! ~ James'

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-02: 12:29:00
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

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-01: 00:08:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram svnfsvn. Thank you remistram svnfsvn. ~ James