When a woman is "sick" and throws herself around the house like a rag doll to show her man how sick she is to escape other life responsibilities, especially chores and cooking.
Guy 1: Man, my girl's been flopping around the house, leaving her crap everywhere and telling me she's so sick that she shouldn't clean, do dishes, or help clean the house.
Portmanteau to describe when a woman wants to talk only about her problems instead of possible solutions, implicitly expecting the listener to solidarize unanimously and to show emotional support. The pathological phenomenon is recursive co-rumination.
Cindy: "You wouldn’t believe, my boss assigned me two more projects to see through today. They are both due on Monday, so I have to work over the weekend - again! Clarissa never has to do overtime. This is so unfair. I can’t keep up, I’m exhausted…"
Jack: "He always does this to you. Why don’t you speak up? You need to talk to him about this."
Cindy: "I don't want you to help, I want you to listen."
Jack: "I cannot understand your womoaning. It gets you nowhere."