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: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Workillholic: /wurk-il-haw-lik/ 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) Created by: artr.
Infecticide: /in-fekt-eh-side/ Delbert seemed to oblivious to the fact that he committed infecticide among his clients and coworkers when he insisted on showing up at work even when extremely ill. Etymology: Blend of ‘infect’ (to pass germs along) and the suffix ‘-cide’ (to kill) Created by: Mustang.
Contaminhater: /kon tam in hay ter/ When Typhoid Mary at work got sick (often) she loved to share her misery…believing if she gave away her germs, she would be rid of them. I thought of her as the contaminhater, because she always made me sick! Etymology: Contaminater (infectious;transmissable of diseases;septic) & Hate her (don’t like her) Created by: Nosila.
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