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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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Maladayoff
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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COMMENTS:
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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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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COMMENTS:
muybuybuymuy - blackkittynili, 2007-11-04: 04:07:00
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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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Workalitis
Created by: aiiden
Pronunciation: work-uh-lite-is
Sentence: I've got workalitis today Jimbo, I'm not going into the office, I'm drinkin at the beach.
Etymology: workalate =(to go to work) itis=(some form of sickness)
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.
Fidochondria
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fy do kon dree a
Sentence: When Germaine Shepherd wants to have a mental health day at the beach from work, she comes down with a case of fidochondria. It scares her boss so bad, he gives her the rest of the week off. With her pug nose, poodle skirt, poochini bag,Afghan throw, pointy canine teeth, houndstooth coat and mutticulous timing, you'd think he'd have caught on by now when she plans to be sick as a dog...
Etymology: Fido (Latin for "I am faithful"...pet name for a dog) & Hypochondria (a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments)
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COMMENTS:
Very good! - artr, 2012-11-09: 08:34:00
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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)
Mediscamvacation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: med-eh-scam-vuh-KAY-shun
Sentence: For the third year in a row Bernard managed to play on the sympathy of his boss Viola, and wrangled a weeks paid vacation of sick leave by pulling yet another mediscamvaction gambit.
Etymology: Blend of medical, scam, and vacation.
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COMMENTS:
That's what I"M talking about. More! More! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:40:00
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Comments:
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Today's definition was suggested by remistram svnfsvn. Thank you remistram svnfsvn. ~ James