DEFINITION: v. intr., 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.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Maladayoff: /malla-day-off/ The boss was suspicious that Ken was only suffering from a maladayoff. In the background he could hear the strains of Greensleeves and the steady crash of waves on a beach. It must have been a case of fauxplague. Etymology: malady + day off (faux + plague + plage fr. for Beach) A fauxplague is a specific type of maladayoff wherein the sufferer returns to work with a case of sunburn. Created by: petaj.
Comments on Maladayoff:
libertybelle, 2007-11-02: 11:09:00
Hee hee so funny!! i like fauxplague too – kinda sexy!OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:49:00
Clever blend. Hope Ken doesn’t get sandy blight!
Illployment: /il-PLOI-ment/ By telling his boss that he was suffering from the barcoo rot, Bob created such a perfect illusion that he was granted immediate illployment on full pay for a month. Etymology: ill: unwell, unfavorable; ploy: 1. trick, manoeuvre, 2. piece of business, task & ment: act. … Illusion: blend of ill & illusion. Created by: OZZIEBOB.
Comments on Illployment:
Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 12:34:00
glad everything went well with the cardio – nice word
Fluse: /f-lose/ Sandra often calls in with the fluse when she needs a mental health day at the beach. Etymology: flu + false + ruse Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Fluse:
Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 13:34:00
Sandra’s such a flusey!
Liephoyd: /lie – foyd/ The boss suspected that Barry’s third tonsillectomy of the year was in reality a case of liephoid fever. Etymology: lie + typhoid (a disease more prevalent around the turn of the 20th century) Created by: libertybelle.
Comments on Liephoyd:
Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 12:29:00
funny – I guess he would be Liephoyd Barry – Typhoid Mary’s brotherOZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:40:00
If Barry keeps carrying on in this way up, his boss will “have him up to his back teeth.” Nice word:imaginative!
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Definition Comments:
Verbotomy – 2007-11-02: 01:55:00
Today’s definition was suggested by remistram and svnfsvn. Thank you remistram and svnfsvn! ~ James’Verbotomy – 2007-11-02: 12:29:00
Thanks to everyone for joining me at our Blog Party yesterday to celebrate Verbotomy’s first birthday. It was a lot of fun. Thanks! ~ James