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DEFINITION: v. To be so hardworking and dedicated to your job that you come to work even when you're sick and dangerously infectious. n. A person who comes to work sneezing, coughing, contagious, and sick as a dog.
Verboticisms
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Employeebola
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: emp loii eee bow lah
Sentence: the employeebola flu from dest to desk, with germoronic zeal, passing documents and bodily fluids with an apostolic zeal.
Etymology: ebola employee
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COMMENTS:
terrific - sorry I didn't see this yeterday - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-08: 05:57:00
oops - yesterday - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-08: 05:57:00
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Bloworker
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: blow-worker
Sentence: The bloworker sat down next to her at the meeting carrying tissues and cough drops, convinced that work would stop without his input. In spite of all her precautions, Eva knew that it was only a matter of time before she, too, would be hit by the flu because of this snotty, disgusting clod.
Etymology: blow (nose): expel nasal mucus (snot) through one's nostrils into a tissue or hankee + (co)worker: a fellow employee
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COMMENTS:
Reminds me of some other germy creatures -- children who are sent to school sick because the parents don't have a babysitter. - mrskellyscl, 2009-06-19: 07:14:00
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Infecticide
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: in - FEKT - uh - side
Sentence: Germond seemed to care little for the fact that he committed infecticide among his clients and coworkers when he insisted on showing up at work even when extremely ill.
Etymology: Infect with satirical use of suffix -cide, to kill.
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - TJayzz, 2008-05-07: 18:27:00
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Contagent
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kəntājənt
Sentence: Josh does snot believe in calling out sick. His current cold and dedication to selling homes have combined to make him a Real Estate contagent. His clients are not impressed with his infectious laugh.
Etymology: contagious (likely to transmit a disease by contact with other people) + agent (a person who acts on behalf of another)
Cohorker
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: co/hork/ur
Sentence: Spu Tum was a stalwart cohorker who never missed a day and left his mark on any work or worker he touched.
Etymology: co-worker + hork (as in hork up phlegm)
Inconfectious
Created by: daniellegeorge
Pronunciation: In-con-feck-shus
Sentence: Mike is such an inconfectious worker. He's had that cough for 2 days and blames it on IT when people start dropping like flies.
Etymology: Inconsiderate; infectious
Workillholic
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: wurk-il-haw-lik
Sentence: His skin is a pale green with an overlay of a purple rash. His hair is falling out and he can't keep any food in his stomach. What does Clyde, the workillholic say? "It's just a head cold, nothing to worry about."
Etymology: workaholic (a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits) + ill (of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick)
Dedillcation
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: ded-ill-cay-shun
Sentence: Clark considered himself to be the office superman, always dragging himself to work no matter how lousy he felt. However, whilst noble by itself, his overwheming dedillcation to the company was causing the rest of the staff to drop like flies.
Etymology: Dedication - commitment to another; ill - sick, poorly
Fluvian
Created by: didsbury
Pronunciation: floo-vi-ann
Sentence: Jake is such a fluvian. He is literally coughing his lungs up at his desk and its making me nauseous.
Etymology: Derivative of influenza and the Greek 'vianoscous' which has several meanings, the most appropriate of which in this context is, the feeling you are left with when you receive an unwanted gift.
Colleaugie
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: kŏl'ŏŏg'ē
Sentence: Barton was nothing but a colleaugie; he sneezed as he entered Martina's cubicle, and his hand was too late to block the greenish projectile that splattered onto the far partition.
Etymology: Colleague who produces (or "horks") loogies.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by daniellegeorge. Thank you daniellegeorge. ~ James
arrrteest - 2008-05-07: 07:44:00
These are some great words today -- I had a hard time choosing.
pieceof314 - 2008-05-07: 11:53:00
Can I have a few more votes for today? These words are great today!
Yes, it seems like we have a lot of phlegmbuoyant cohorkers and infedicated coughyearners here! ~ James
Israfaceneeme - 2018-07-08: 16:40:00
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