Verboticisms

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: f/lose

Sentence: Sandra often calls in with the fluse when she needs a mental health day at the beach.

Etymology: flu + false + ruse

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Sandra's such a flusey! - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 13:34:00

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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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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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Created by: NeuroGlyph

Pronunciation: Con-trah-falz-fleg-muh

Sentence: Contrafalsphlegma cannot be created nor destroyed...so...if a patient who insists they have it, they should ought to have a brain scan.

Etymology: CONTRA ~ against/opposite FALS ~ deceive PHLEGMA ~ inflammation

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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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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: môrˈtalətēz

Sentence: When Sally called her boss she never really claimed a specific illness. She was a real mortalitease. The wheeze, the weak trembling voice, the vague symptom references all left the impression that the grim reaper was knocking on her door. The shopping spree was just about to ensue.

Etymology: mortalities (the state of being subject to death) + tease (make fun of or attempt to provoke)

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COMMENTS:

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-01: 11:05:00

Hilarious parable, Artr. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:37:00

Fantastic. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-01: 18:12:00

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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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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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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Sy-koe-sick-koe

Sentence: Shane had a problem with always being a psychosicko and going overboard to his boss in order to get more time off.

Etymology: Psycho-Slang for a person that's crazy. Sicko-Slang for a person that is constantly sick.

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Created by: Pickles78

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