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DEFINITION: To be physically overcome by a sudden illness, disability, or even death when asked to participate in unrewarding activities -- like work, or household chores.
Verboticisms
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Posstititis
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Poss-tuh-tie-tuhss
Sentence: Gary stuck his hand into the job jar and was instantly overcome with a bout of posstititis.
Etymology: Possum(playing dead)+PostIts(sticky notes found on desks and refrigerators)+itis(medical ailment suffix)
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COMMENTS:
It's a good thing Gary doesn't work in a Postit Office - or does he?? - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:40:00
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Chorevoidance
Created by: MisUndrstd
Pronunciation: Ch-ore-voi-dance
Sentence: My cousin Vinnie (you know the one from Bronx) was a master at Chorevoidance when his wife Mary Theresa asked him to do something.
Etymology: Chore+ Avoidance= Chorevoidance.
Yardshirk
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: yard/shurk
Sentence: Everytime there was yard work to be done, he did the yardshirk
Etymology: shirk + yard work
Vigourmortis
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: vig-er-mor-tiss
Sentence: when ever it was suggested that he go out and mow the lawn he went into a state of vigourmortis
Etymology: vigour, rigor mortis
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COMMENTS:
Love this word. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-12: 07:55:00
followed by a touch of vimnesia I suppose - galwaywegian, 2007-07-12: 08:01:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:15:00
Talk about a stiff sentence! - Kyoti, 2007-07-12: 13:26:00
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Workolepsy
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: work/o/lep/sy
Sentence: When things need to be done you can count on his workolepsy disorder to kick in.
Etymology: work + narcolepsy
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COMMENTS:
like it! - galwaywegian, 2007-07-12: 08:02:00
Now that's a word I can use. - ChristopherAndersen, 2007-07-31: 17:49:00
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Pretead
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: p-ruh-t-eh-d
Sentence: Every time he was asked to take out the garbage Zack was pretead.
Etymology: pretend+dead
Azlism
Created by: mysti
Pronunciation: Azz-liz-em
Sentence: I think daddy is suffering from azlism again!
Etymology:
Dethrilliwaition
Created by: HALibut
Pronunciation: Di-thril-i-weyt-shuhn
Sentence: Larry's eyes opened and slowly came into focus on the calendar faintly illuminated through the shades. Realizing it was employee review day he was stricken with a sudden and paralyzing dethrilliwation, fortunately he was able to move his arm just far enough to once again hit the snooze button.
Etymology: De(reduced) + thrill + wait + ion(condition)
Necrochore
Created by: hairydoginparis
Pronunciation: Neigh-crow-chore
Sentence: The man collapsed of necrochore when asked to do the laundry and the dishes.
Etymology: necro(the dead)+chore(household work)
Comments:
HALibut - 2007-07-12: 00:47:00
Dethrilliwaition
HALibut - 2007-07-12: 00:51:00
oop
rikboyee - 2007-07-12: 01:45:00
as verbotomists...surely we need to think up a word for 'accidently entering your word in the comment box'
How about verbotogaffe?
rikboyee - 2007-07-12: 04:52:00
or wrongspotomy
Good one! Maybe dysboxia describes it, or commentouch.
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-12: 07:07:00
boxnix
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-12: 07:53:00
commentose?
galwaywegian - 2007-07-12: 07:58:00
verblitch?
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-12: 08:56:00
boxlexic?
jadenguy - 2007-07-12: 10:38:00
boxnative dissonance?
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-12: 10:46:00
enturd?
Kyoti - 2007-07-12: 10:57:00
Quadrilateraccidental? ;))
Jabberwocky - 2007-07-12: 11:46:00
how about commenterry?
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-12: 12:45:00
verratumy?
HALibut - 2007-07-12: 12:53:00
lmbo
Jabberwocky - 2007-07-12: 14:24:00
sorry - it must seem as if we're making you the HALibut of our jokes. We're only having pun
HALibut - 2007-07-12: 21:15:00
np, I had it coming, commentose gmv, always bugs me there's no way to delete accidental comments :-( lol
Rossco - 2007-08-10: 15:05:00
Blurbgate?