{"id":209,"date":"2007-11-04T23:42:16","date_gmt":"2007-11-05T03:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=209"},"modified":"2007-11-04T23:42:16","modified_gmt":"2007-11-05T03:42:16","slug":"yes-boss-i-am-sick-as-a-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=209","title":{"rendered":"Yes Boss, I am sick as a dog"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION:<\/strong> v. intr.<\/em>, 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.<\/em>, A faked illness.<\/p>\n

\"Yes<\/p>\n

VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n

Maladayoff<\/strong>: \/malla-day-off<\/em>\/ 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:<\/em> 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:<\/em> petaj.<\/p>\n

Comments on Maladayoff:<\/strong><\/p>\n

libertybelle<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-11-02: 11:09:00<\/em>
\nHee hee so funny!! i like fauxplague too – kinda sexy!<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-11-04: 16:49:00<\/em>
\nClever blend. Hope Ken doesn’t get sandy blight!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Illployment<\/strong>: \/il-PLOI-ment<\/em>\/ 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:<\/em> ill: unwell, unfavorable; ploy: 1. trick, manoeuvre, 2. piece of business, task & ment: act. … Illusion: blend of ill & illusion. Created by:<\/em> OZZIEBOB.<\/p>\n

Comments on Illployment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-11-02: 12:34:00<\/em>
\nglad everything went well with the cardio – nice word<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fluse<\/strong>: \/f-lose<\/em>\/ Sandra often calls in with the fluse when she needs a mental health day at the beach. Etymology:<\/em> flu + false + ruse Created by:<\/em> Stevenson0.<\/p>\n

Comments on Fluse:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-11-02: 13:34:00<\/em>
\nSandra’s such a flusey!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Liephoyd<\/strong>: \/lie – foyd<\/em>\/ The boss suspected that Barry’s third tonsillectomy of the year was in reality a case of liephoid fever. Etymology:<\/em> lie + typhoid (a disease more prevalent around the turn of the 20th century) Created by:<\/em> libertybelle.<\/p>\n

Comments on Liephoyd:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-11-02: 12:29:00<\/em>
\nfunny – I guess he would be Liephoyd Barry – Typhoid Mary’s brother<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-11-04: 16:40:00<\/em>
\nIf Barry keeps carrying on in this way up, his boss will “have him up to his back teeth.” Nice word:imaginative!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
\nhttps:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=fake<\/a><\/p>\n

Be Creative,<\/p>\n

James<\/p>\n

www.verbotomy.com<\/a>
\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n

Definition Comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> – 2007-11-02: 01:55:00<\/em>
\nToday’s definition was suggested by remistram<\/strong><\/a> and svnfsvn<\/strong><\/a>. Thank you remistram and svnfsvn! ~ James’<\/p>\n

Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> – 2007-11-02: 12:29:00<\/em>
\nThanks to everyone for joining me at our Blog Party yesterday to celebrate Verbotomy’s first birthday. It was a lot of fun. Thanks! ~ James<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 … Continue reading Yes Boss, I am sick as a dog<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,16,22,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}