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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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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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Fluse
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: f/lose
Sentence: Whenever Jenny has had enough of work, she'll call in with the fluse when she needs a mental health day at the beach.
Etymology: FLUSE noun - from FLU (highly contagious viral disease)+ FALSE (not genuine; counterfeit) + RUSE (a crafty trick, stratagem)
Ergbola
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: urg-bowl-ah
Sentence: She woke up with a wicked case of ergbola, compounded by an overwhelming need to feel the sand between her toes and the sun on her face.
Etymology: erg, ebola
Fabrichondria
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: fab ri ˈkändrēa
Sentence: Sue Ellen was quite the fabrichondriac, forever playing hooky and getting away with it, that her jealous co-workers begged her for one of her never failing, get out of work, contagious conditions.
Etymology: fabricate: to lie, + hypochondria: imaginary illness
Expediadotcon
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ex speedy yah dot kon
Sentence: Mary had a knack for getting additional vacation time every year. By faking dreadful symptoms and acting better than most Oscar winners, she was able to fool her boss into believing she was at death's doorstep and highly infectious. She definitely put the "con" in contagious. After she had set the stage, she flu off to exotic locales and enjoyed an expediadotcon vacation. One of these days, her boss would wise up and figure out that when Typhoid Mary came back from these illnesses, she had a tan. When that happened, she'd lose her job and she would only be able to afford to vacation in Puerto Backyardo!
Etymology: expedia.com(popular website for last minute cheaper vacations) & con (to deprive by deceit;hustle)
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COMMENTS:
love Peurto Backyardo - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-01: 10:59:00
:) ! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:29:00
Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-01: 18:13:00
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Mediscam
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: MED-eh-skam
Sentence: In order to extend his vacation a couple extra days, Barrymore once again conned his boss with a mediscam, reporting phony symptoms accompanied by phony photos.
Etymology: Blend of 'medical' and 'scam'
Virallusion
Created by: rexcausey
Pronunciation: vi-rawl-loo-zhuh-n
Sentence: Robbie cleverly came up with a virallusion when he found out his favorite pro baseball team made it to the World Series.
Etymology: Virallusion is noun derived from the words 1.) virus(Any of various extremely small, often disease-causing agents) and 2.) illusion(something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality)
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COMMENTS:
good word - Nosila, 2008-10-01: 22:02:00
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Liaryngitis
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: liar/in/jy/tis
Sentence: He came down with a bad case of liaryngitis just in time for the baseball playoffs.
Etymology: laryngitis + liar
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - libertybelle, 2007-11-02: 11:08:00
Excellent!! - Mustang, 2007-11-03: 00:00:00
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Comments:
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Today's definition was suggested by remistram svnfsvn. Thank you remistram svnfsvn. ~ James