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'But I don't know how to take out the garbage!'

DEFINITION: n. A specialized inability, or area of "chosen incompetency", based on an individual's need to avoid certain unpleasant tasks. v. To avoid responsibility by claiming incompetence.

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Antiskill

Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: antiskill

Sentence: I have the antiskill to work.

Etymology: anti + skill = antiskill. ........ ............... .............. the ant is killed.

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Procrastilazation

Created by: Jaxies

Pronunciation: /pro-kras-ti-laze-ay-shun/

Sentence: "I can't tidy up my room - I suffer from procrastilazation, which makes doing mundane tasks very painful."

Etymology: Procrastination + lazy

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Amnazya

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: amm nay zee a

Sentence: No one really understood how Speed got his nickname. He was fun to party with and could dance all night long (maybe that's it) but when the sun came up and it was time to "assess the damage," he always came down with the worst case of Amnazya. Does he really expect us to believe he's never seen a vaccuum?

Etymology: AMNesia: Partial or total memory loss. lAZY: Disinclined to work or exertion

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COMMENTS:

good looking word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:46:00

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Responsibilityphobia

Created by: HipHop247

Pronunciation: res-pon-si-bil-i-ty-foe-bee-a

Sentence: He has responsibilityphobia because he cannot (or so he says) clean the cat litter box or mow the lawn.

Etymology: Responsibility/Phobia

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Chorellenged

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: chor - lenjd

Sentence: Marjorie was brilliant and physically fit but she was severely chorellenged. When it came to doing household tasks, she would feign ignorance and fleeting pains in her arms, legs and abdomen.

Etymology: chore, challenged

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COMMENTS:

Choreiffic - Nosila, 2009-10-13: 20:05:00

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Incompretence

CharlieB

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: in-com-pre-tense

Sentence: Marcus expended more effort on his displays of incompretence than he would have done on actually finishing off his chores. He was a real laboor.

Etymology: incompetence (lack of ability) + pretence (the act of pretending; a false claim)

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Selectskills

Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation: select-skill

Sentence: Nnot being able to take out the garbage do to lack of knowledge is a selct skill

Etymology: Like selective hearing.

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Tasknesia

Created by: sedatedeyes209

Pronunciation: tahsk-knee-see-yah

Sentence: My husband's tasknesia sets in whenever I ask him to mow the lawn.

Etymology: task+amnesia

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COMMENTS:

like it! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-29: 06:39:00

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Imbeskill

Created by: ShaggE

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I used my imbeskill to avoid cleaning the kitchen.

Etymology: Imbecile+ Skill

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COMMENTS:

Good thinking! - wordmeister, 2007-03-31: 17:31:00

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Chorallergic

Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: chore-allergic

Sentence: hes both chorallergic to weeding and allergic to the flowers. garden duty isn't a very good assignment for him.

Etymology: chore + allergic

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