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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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Sindrome

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: sinnn droh mmmm

Sentence: father murphy regretted his sindrome when he met the bishop in the bookmakers office

Etymology: syndrome, sin

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sinsational - Nosila, 2010-03-01: 21:36:00

karenanne He gets no sinpathy from me! - karenanne, 2010-03-02: 10:48:00

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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

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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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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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Malaze

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: mall ayze

Sentence: The malaze she felt was at it's worst after her periodic binges on Gang's Beer and purple artichokes.

Etymology: malaise, laze

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COMMENTS:

Thank goodness I have today off, or I'd have to call in with malaze. That party last night was WILD! Ow. That typing hurt. Better head back to bed. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-02: 07:42:00

Sounds like she's as "full as the carpet snake that swallowed the wallaby!" Wouldn't ave been the beer that made her crook; it ave been the purple artichokes,! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:58:00

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Feveruse

ahniwa

Created by: ahniwa

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Etymology: Fever + ruse.

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Hookentology

Created by: niko23

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Mortalitease

artr

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

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

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

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Illemanate

Created by: clarion

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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

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Uhhuhwoof

Created by: pictionairhead

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Sentence: i got the - -

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