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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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Fauxtagion
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
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
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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Psychosicko
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Sy-koe-sick-koe
Sentence: Shane had a problem with always being a psychosicko and going overboard to his boss in order to get more time off.
Etymology: Psycho-Slang for a person that's crazy. Sicko-Slang for a person that is constantly sick.
Replillicate
Created by: tumblebehr
Pronunciation: Reh plah ih la cayt
Sentence:
Etymology:
Artificill
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ar-tuh-fish-il
Sentence: She artificillated so many times that her co-workers sent her get well floral bouquets each week whether she made it in to work or not.
Etymology: artificial + ill
Shamalady
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Shamal a dy
Sentence: Daisy called in a shamalady, along with a snapshot of her canine's rotted canines, causing her boss to remark to his assistant, "God knows I've had one of these. Bugger all to get out of, especially after the third time. Remind me never to visit Thailand again."
Etymology: Sham (a farce) & malady (ailment)
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COMMENTS:
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-01: 11:01:00
canine's canines....inspired. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:36:00
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Workalitis
Created by: aiiden
Pronunciation: work-uh-lite-is
Sentence: I've got workalitis today Jimbo, I'm not going into the office, I'm drinkin at the beach.
Etymology: workalate =(to go to work) itis=(some form of sickness)
Liephoyd
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: lie - foyd
Sentence: 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)
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COMMENTS:
funny - I guess he would be Liephoyd Barry - Typhoid Mary's brother - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-02: 12:29:00
If Barry keeps carrying on in this way up, his boss will "have him up to his back teeth." Nice word:imaginative! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-04: 16:40:00
I had a wicked case of liephoyd last Friday! - milorush, 2007-11-06: 13:00:00
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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