Verboticisms

Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: duf•fôrj

Sentence: It was going to be the first nice day in weeks; Dean decided to dufforge the day, by calling in sick, so he could play a round of golf.

Etymology: Duffer: Scots dial; Duffer, a person inept or inexperienced at a specific sport, as golf. + Forge: Latin; fabrica, To make a falsification.

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Created by: afehnel2

Pronunciation: Sick-as-a-dog

Sentence: "I would come into work today but I can't because my doctor says I have Sickasadog. It's contagious."

Etymology: Sick- not feeling well As a dog- Dogs get real sick

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Created by: bobbythebuilder

Pronunciation: chaca-chac-bam-bam

Sentence: chacachacbambam is the best band ever.

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Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: in-FAKE-shun

Sentence: Judy's infakesion was contageous. She had invited Mark, Harriet, and Gary to go to the game that afternoon since she had won four tickets to the game. "It is a bug that's been going around," they all said.

Etymology: Who hasn't had a fake infection from time to time?

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 15:20:00

Reminds me of the good one Oz expression, "to chuck a sickie." - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:24:00

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Created by: ethancarlyon

Pronunciation: fake sick niss is um

Sentence: I used my fakesicknessism to get out of school early yesterday.

Etymology: fake- not real sick- not healthy ism- syndrome

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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

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: môrtəsäpərandēdī

Sentence: Never one to do things in a small way, when he wanted to extend his vacation in Hawaii, Jason called in dead... well nearly dead. His mortisoperandi was to have his wife report to his boss that he had contracted a possibly fatal disease. Just to be sure that nobody got clever enough to visit it was reported that he was in quarantine.

Etymology: mortis (death) + modus operandi (a particular way or method of doing something)

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COMMENTS:

Good one - karenanne, 2010-03-02: 10:47:00

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Created by: Sam123

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fy do kon dree a

Sentence: When Germaine Shepherd wants to have a mental health day at the beach from work, she comes down with a case of fidochondria. It scares her boss so bad, he gives her the rest of the week off. With her pug nose, poodle skirt, poochini bag,Afghan throw, pointy canine teeth, houndstooth coat and mutticulous timing, you'd think he'd have caught on by now when she plans to be sick as a dog...

Etymology: Fido (Latin for "I am faithful"...pet name for a dog) & Hypochondria (a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments)

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COMMENTS:

Very good! - artr, 2012-11-09: 08:34:00

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Created by: sugarinthegourd

Pronunciation: fō-tā'-jən

Sentence: Bob was supposed to work the Thursday after Thanksgiving, but he was struck down by a post-holiday fauxtagion.

Etymology: Faux, contagion

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