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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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Analglaucomais
Created by: Justpeachyy
Pronunciation: Anal glau coma iss
Sentence: Yeah.. that's what I said, my boss bought my analglaucomais so let's ride!
Etymology: I dont SEE my ASS coming into work today
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COMMENTS:
Great etymology - petaj, 2007-11-03: 07:18:00
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Fluiaral
Created by: Lyokia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When Mattie wanted to skip the major presentation at work she came down with a fluiaral.
Etymology:
Illibi
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: il'-ə-bi
Sentence: Since the fishing season opened on Wednesday, and Joe couldn't resist the 'lure' of it, he needed an ailibi to get a few days off from work.
Etymology: ail - to be unwell + alibi - an excuse; claiming to be elsewhere at a certain time in question.
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COMMENTS:
Didn't see this one earlier: Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-06: 19:34:00
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Phonease
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation: fo-nease
Sentence: he called in with a severe case of the phonease
Etymology: a combination of phony+disease, and an additional play on words with "phone in"+"take it easy"
Moutharougitist
Created by: mistressofwords
Pronunciation: mouth-a-roo-ji-tist
Sentence: The doctor said I have a bad case of Moutharougitist.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
having a red (rouge french for red) mouth that is swollen. yuk - mistressofwords, 2008-10-01: 15:58:00
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Hepalietis
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Hep-a-LIE-tis
Sentence: JIm's not here yet, I wonder if he's got hepalietis?
Etymology: Hepatitis + LIE
Pseudomedivacation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Soo-doe-medda-vay-cay-shun
Sentence: Harvey felt smug after running a con job on his boss and winning a three day psuedomedivacation.
Etymology: Psuedo (false)- medical - vacation
Mafingering
Created by: Whittier
Pronunciation: muh-FING-grr-rihng
Sentence: I told my boss the trip to Aruba was for a medical procedure, but I was just mafingering.
Etymology: malingering + giving the finger to the boss
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
Cellulietis
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: sel yu LIE tis
Sentence: When Larry called into work and said he couldn't get out of bed because he had cellulietis, that was technically accurate, since he WAS using his CELL phone to LIE about not coming in. The "couldn't get out of bed" part was because his long-distance girlfriend was visiting!
Etymology: cellulitis + lie
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram and svnfsvn. Thank you remistram and svnfsvn! ~ James'
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
Today's definition was suggested by remistram svnfsvn. Thank you remistram svnfsvn. ~ James