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DEFINITION: v., 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.
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Illemanate
Created by: clarion
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Yeah, he totally illemanated the situation, and now he's taking an extra week's paid vacation while I'm stuck at the office doing all his work!
Etymology: ill- sickness and emanate- to send forth
Inventedluenza
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: in-vent-ed-lou-enz-ah
Sentence: Kimberly suspected her co-worker had come down with a case of inventedluenza when she saw her coworker had updated her facebook status several times about shopping and going out on the town, which was strange since they lived in a village.
Etymology: invented (to make up or fabricate) + influenza (common disease)
Sindrome
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sinnn droh mmmm
Sentence: father murphy regretted his sindrome when he met the bishop in the bookmakers office
Etymology: syndrome, sin
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COMMENTS:
sinsational - Nosila, 2010-03-01: 21:36:00
He gets no sinpathy from me! - karenanne, 2010-03-02: 10:48:00
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Viruse
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: vy-roos
Sentence: It had been months since I had taken a day off so I spent the first three days of the week 'shivering' with chills and moaning to establish the presence of my viruse. It was nice to get a four day long weekend.
Etymology: virus + viable + ruse
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COMMENTS:
Thanks for your kind thoughts. Sounds like you've got a bait- hope your boss takes it! Your sentence is so true-no doubt a wordwide phenomena. Tomorrow (Tuesday)is Melbourne Cup day ,a public holiday, and it is estimated that more than 40% of the workforce are not at work this morning. Viruse is alive and well in Melbourne today! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 17:13:00
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Expediadotcon
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ex speedy yah dot kon
Sentence: Mary had a knack for getting additional vacation time every year. By faking dreadful symptoms and acting better than most Oscar winners, she was able to fool her boss into believing she was at death's doorstep and highly infectious. She definitely put the "con" in contagious. After she had set the stage, she flu off to exotic locales and enjoyed an expediadotcon vacation. One of these days, her boss would wise up and figure out that when Typhoid Mary came back from these illnesses, she had a tan. When that happened, she'd lose her job and she would only be able to afford to vacation in Puerto Backyardo!
Etymology: expedia.com(popular website for last minute cheaper vacations) & con (to deprive by deceit;hustle)
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COMMENTS:
love Peurto Backyardo - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-01: 10:59:00
:) ! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:29:00
Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-01: 18:13:00
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Callitosis
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: kol/i/to/sis
Sentence: The weekend was just too short and the beach too perfect. Though it was the middle of October, the sun was hot, and the surf was up. Bianca decided there was no way she was going to drive back into the city. Instead, she planned on coming down with a really good case of callitosis. Not only was she going to take Monday off, but she planned to let her boss know this bout was so bad, she would not only be out until Thursday, BUT would most probably show up with a bad case of skin discoloration from the antibiotics the doctor had prescribed.
Etymology: call: The dreaded "calling in sick" phone call. osis: suffix-affected with, condition, abnormal process.
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COMMENTS:
Hahahaha... Thanks Kiddo. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:32:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-01: 18:14:00
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Illployment
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: il-PLOI-ment
Sentence: 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.
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COMMENTS:
glad everything went well with the cardio - nice word - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 12:34:00
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Maladayoff
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: malla-day-off
Sentence: 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.
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COMMENTS:
Hee hee so funny!! i like fauxplague too - kinda sexy! - libertybelle, 2007-11-02: 11:09:00
Clever blend. Hope Ken doesn't get sandy blight! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:49:00
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Replillicate
Created by: tumblebehr
Pronunciation: Reh plah ih la cayt
Sentence:
Etymology:
Scamalotosis
Created by: Eyeshah
Pronunciation: /scam-uh-LAW-toe-sis/
Sentence: It became apparent to Lieza's boss that she was suffering from a case of scamalotosis after Lieza called in sick for the eighth day that week.
Etymology: scam + alot + osis (affected with, condition, abnormal process)
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