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DEFINITION: v., To imply that person is usually unhelpful when asking for their assistance. n., An unwilling, unproductive and uninhibitedly useless helper.
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Couchslouch
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: cowtch-slouch
Sentence: Jeremy rarely lifted a finger to help with anything or to fend for himself, and made no effort to suggest that he was anything but a dedicated couchslouch.
Etymology: Blend of 'couch' (divan or sofa) and 'slouch' (n. one that is unimpressive; especially: a lazy or incompetent person)
Goferloafer
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gōfərlōfər
Sentence: When Harry hired his nephew as an office assistant, he thought he would get some much-needed help. What he got was a goferloafer. Where Harry saw somebody to run errands, the nephew saw the insides of his eyelids.
Etymology: gofer (a person who runs errands) + loafer (a person who idles time away)
Nelp
Created by: ajnemajrje
Pronunciation: Nehlp
Sentence: I asked John to do the dishes and they did not get done. John is a Nelp! John, quit your nelping and get to work!! Do you realise how much of a nelper you are John?
Etymology: a contraction of "no help". A synonym of useless.
Sluggest
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: slug-jest
Sentence: At first Nan quietly sluggested that Ron may want to get off the couch and help clean the apartment. When he didn't move, she threw him, his skateboard and his 6 pack out the door.
Etymology: suggest: to imply or offer for consideration + slug: a lazy, slothful person
Assistcant
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: uh/sist/kant
Sentence: Because of family politics and pressures, I had to hire my useless, lazy, out-of-work again cousin as my assistcant.
Etymology: assistant + can't
Lesgreeant
Created by: deaninc
Pronunciation: less-gree-ant
Sentence: What a lessgreeant individual
Etymology: it sounds good
Berationship
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: birāshənship
Sentence: Since his layoff from the shoe string factory Rodger*s berationship with Judy has beteriorated. His new job seems to be laying on the sofa besmirching the name of Velcro. Her new job is to bewhittle on his already-weakened self-esteem with her sharp tongue.
Etymology: berate: scold or criticize someone angrily + relationship (the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected)
Slelper
Created by: Inniscor
Pronunciation: slel-per
Sentence: "George, I asked you to give me a hand with this but you're just sitting there. You such a slelper!"
Etymology: sl(ack)+ (h)elper
Slothargic
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sloth-AR-jik
Sentence: If John was any more slothargic he would require dusting. His girlfriend had gotten into the habit of selecting his cloths for him so that he would match the color scheme of the couch pillows.
Etymology: sloth (reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness) + lethargic (affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic)
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COMMENTS:
Like it! - TJayzz, 2008-09-05: 13:19:00
very descriptive - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-05: 13:35:00
good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-08: 19:39:00
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Alserbeen
Created by: lalaland
Pronunciation: All-ser-been
Sentence: Last night when i asked my daughter to help clean up the kitchen, she was very alserbeen. Turns out she was on verbotomy creating new words.
Etymology: This word has come from 1840's. It was created by one of own founding fathers. Tomhas Jefferson.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ChristopherAndersen. Thank you ChristopherAndersen! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by ChristopherAndersen. Thank you ChristopherAndersen. ~ James