Verboticisms

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: rexturtle

Pronunciation: deathil-LIE, or Death-IL-lie, or DEATH- illie : Comments please

Sentence: I told a deathillie to get off work today

Etymology: Crushing together of "deathly", "ill", and "lie".

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sky po kon dree ah

Sentence: Judy just could not face another Friday or Monday at her boring job, so she called her boss to beg off work. Judy suffers from skypeochondria and whether it is kneemonia, toelio, affluenza or another organ recital, she videos her dog's yucky mouth to show off her illness of the day. If her boss had a brain, he'd wonder at the sounds of seagulls and crashing waves in the background...

Etymology: Skype (video phone service) & Hypochondria (chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments)

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Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: in-FAKE-shun

Sentence: Judy's infakesion was contageous. She had invited Mark, Harriet, and Gary to go to the game that afternoon since she had won four tickets to the game. "It is a bug that's been going around," they all said.

Etymology: Who hasn't had a fake infection from time to time?

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 15:20:00

Reminds me of the good one Oz expression, "to chuck a sickie." - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:24:00

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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: Sam123

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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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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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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: playg/jeea/rise

Sentence: Whenever Dan felt the urge to spend a lazy day relaxing on the beach he would plaguegiarize the current circulating virus and call in sick.

Etymology: plague + plagiarize

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: il-PLOI-ment

Sentence: By telling his boss that he was suffering from the barcoo rot, Bob created such a perfect illusion that he was granted immediate illployment on full pay for a month.

Etymology: ill: unwell, unfavorable; ploy: 1. trick, manoeuvre, 2. piece of business, task & ment: act. ... Illusion: blend of ill & illusion.

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COMMENTS:

glad everything went well with the cardio - nice word - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 12:34:00

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