Verboticism: Convenimortis

'Mommy, is Daddy playing dead again?'

DEFINITION: v. To be physically overcome by a sudden illness, disability, or even death when asked to participate in unrewarding activities -- like work, or household chores. n. A person who gets sick when asked to work.

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Workolepsy

Created by: xCthonx

Pronunciation: work/o/lep/sy (long o sound in second syllable)

Sentence: When things need to be done you can count on his workolepsy disorder to kick in.

Etymology: work + narcolepsy

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Hypochoria

Created by: bozzerino

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Etymology: hypochondria chore

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Hypogondria

Created by: josje

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Thesbolepsy

Created by: tritium

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Etymology: Thesbo- and -lepsy.

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Fakidieorillaphelia

dsingleton

Created by: dsingleton

Pronunciation: Fake-e-die-or-ill-a-phelia

Sentence: Can't come into work today, I've got "Fakidieorillaphelia"

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Chorecoma

Created by: jsky20

Pronunciation: 'chor kO-m&

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Ergotoxication

Created by: mugwai

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Etymology: latin work(ergo)poison(toxica)

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Workaphobia

Created by: kckflpsk8r91

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Sentence: I have such a terrible case of workaphobia that I once told my boss my entire family died to miss work.

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Chorilipsy

carlcollins

Created by: carlcollins

Pronunciation: chore-i-lip-sy

Sentence: Everytime its time to clean the bathroom she goes into a choriliptic fit.

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Procrastideath

Created by: eotvos

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