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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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Plaguegiarize
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
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)
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COMMENTS:
Short and sweet. VERY economical word. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:35:00
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Scamalotosis
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)
Liephoyd
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: lie - foyd
Sentence: The boss suspected that Barry's third tonsillectomy of the year was in reality a case of liephoid fever.
Etymology: lie + typhoid (a disease more prevalent around the turn of the 20th century)
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COMMENTS:
funny - I guess he would be Liephoyd Barry - Typhoid Mary's brother - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 12:29:00
If Barry keeps carrying on in this way up, his boss will "have him up to his back teeth." Nice word:imaginative! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:40:00
I had a wicked case of liephoyd last Friday! - milorush, 2007-11-06: 13:00:00
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Breda
Created by: icefoxgothic
Pronunciation: bra(long a)-da
Sentence: I never get vacations so I had to breda to my boss.
Etymology: Break-To pause or stop and day-like monday
Callitosis
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: kol/i/to/sis
Sentence: The weekend was just too short and the beach too perfect. Though it was the middle of October, the sun was hot, and the surf was up. Bianca decided there was no way she was going to drive back into the city. Instead, she planned on coming down with a really good case of callitosis. Not only was she going to take Monday off, but she planned to let her boss know this bout was so bad, she would not only be out until Thursday, BUT would most probably show up with a bad case of skin discoloration from the antibiotics the doctor had prescribed.
Etymology: call: The dreaded "calling in sick" phone call. osis: suffix-affected with, condition, abnormal process.
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COMMENTS:
Hahahaha... Thanks Kiddo. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:32:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-01: 18:14:00
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Illemanate
Created by: clarion
Pronunciation:
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
Anthraxafaking
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)
Fluse
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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COMMENTS:
Sandra's such a flusey! - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 13:34:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram and svnfsvn. Thank you remistram and svnfsvn! ~ James'
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Today's definition was suggested by remistram svnfsvn. Thank you remistram svnfsvn. ~ James