Verboticism: Mortalitease

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.
Mortalitease
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: môrˈtalətēz
Sentence: When Sally called her boss she never really claimed a specific illness. She was a real mortalitease. The wheeze, the weak trembling voice, the vague symptom references all left the impression that the grim reaper was knocking on her door. The shopping spree was just about to ensue.
Etymology: mortalities (the state of being subject to death) + tease (make fun of or attempt to provoke)
Points: 506
Comments: Mortalitease
Jabberwocky - 2008-10-01: 11:05:00
great word
metrohumanx - 2008-10-01: 13:37:00
Hilarious parable, Artr.
OZZIEBOB - 2008-10-01: 18:12:00
Fantastic.