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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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Liephoyd

libertybelle

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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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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Moutharougitist

Created by: mistressofwords

Pronunciation: mouth-a-roo-ji-tist

Sentence: The doctor said I have a bad case of Moutharougitist.

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

having a red (rouge french for red) mouth that is swollen. yuk - mistressofwords, 2008-10-01: 15:58:00

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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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Mafingering

Whittier

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

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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)

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Phonease

Created by: KenM2

Pronunciation: fo-nease

Sentence: he called in with a severe case of the phonease

Etymology: a combination of phony+disease, and an additional play on words with "phone in"+"take it easy"

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Hookentology

Created by: niko23

Pronunciation:

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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:

petaj Great etymology - petaj, 2007-11-03: 07:18:00

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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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Pretendinitis

Created by: cmseth

Pronunciation: Pretend-in-itis

Sentence: Larry was relieved to hear that his new clerk Todd had not caught a life-threatening parasite while staying an extra week at the beach, and happily checked the box labeled "Pretendinitis" on his pink slip.

Etymology: Pretend: to appear falsely -itus: an abnormal condition or tendency

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COMMENTS:

Warning: Pretendinitis, if allowed to continue, could result in an office-wide "fabridemic". - cmseth, 2007-11-02: 07:59:00

Great word -- 'fabridemic' too! - Tigger, 2007-11-06: 13:38:00

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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