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.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Unchoreful: /un chor fil/ “Every time there are dirty dishes your father fakes back trouble. As usual he is so unchoreful” Etymology: chore Created by: Koekbroer.
Vigormortis: /vig-er-mawr-tis/ Tony is an active, if slightly paunchy, dad. He plays with the kids. He even rides his bike a couple days a week. A strange affliction hits him when household chores are mentioned. He immediately comes down with acute vigormortis, a condition where all energy drains from his body to the point that he can barely lift a finger. The cure comes as quickly as it manifests as soon as the chore is complete or even assigned to someone else. Etymology: vigor (healthy physical or mental energy or power; vitality) + rigor mortis (the stiffening of the body after death) Created by: artr2.
Eschewitis: /es-shoo-i-tis/ Mom said the reason Dad has a headache every Saturday and can’t go to grandma’s house with us is that he has eschewitis. Etymology: eschew itis Created by: sisternyx.
Labore: /lay bor/ After just a few months, Hilary discovered that her hubby, Bill, was a labore. When asked to do something minute, like vacuum or empty the dishwasher, he became ill, even in trying to summon the courage to follow his wife’s instructions. The excuses were always alike…”My head hurts…I have a fever, Oh. my back…”. but she felt the same as most women in her situation…”Wait till you go through childbirth before you tell me how much your body hurts…” Etymology: Labor ( worker) & Bore (cause to be bored; tedious, so lacking in interest as to become bored) Created by: Nosila.
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