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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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Abchoretion
Created by: azazn
Pronunciation: Ab-chore-shin
Sentence: Saturday is chore day? I think I'm going to need an 'abchoretion' that day.
Etymology: abortion: failure in or of a plan. chore: the everyday housework. chore is stuck in at the 'or' sound in abortion
Dumbesthick
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dum essss tik
Sentence: he was so dumbesthick that he became dumbesthickhated
Etymology: dumb thick domestic
Workastallic
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: work/a/stall/ik
Sentence: A workastallic never runs out of excuses for putting off chores.
Etymology: workaholic + stall
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
Deliberignorance
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: dĭ-lĭb'ər-ĭg'nər-əns
Sentence: Like many teen-agers, Jacob's deliberignorance with respect to chores as common as washing dishes and doing his own laundry was transparent.
Etymology: delibber, slang for an anti-feminist; Berignor, french-gaelic var. on the name 'Berringer;' Rance, Ron Howard's brother.
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COMMENTS:
Yup. As a teen my son was very deliberignorant too. - lumina, 2008-06-18: 12:31:00
like it - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-18: 16:55:00
Deliberia! - Nosila, 2008-06-19: 00:38:00
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Litterllergic
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: lit-er-lerj-ik
Sentence: Greg was the atypical litterllregic teen. Able to live in his own s**t bur clean it up??? C'mon get real!
Etymology: litter - rubbish, refuse, garbage; allergic - averse to
Inavoid
Created by: arlouxo
Pronunciation: in/na/voïd
Sentence: "You're such an inavoid!" "I'm not inavoiding this, it's just true!"
Etymology: a mix of "incompetence" and "avoidance".
Dischoreder
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: diss-chore-durr
Sentence: There is a growing, rampant dischoreder among teenagers which disables them from completing their required tasks.
Etymology: disorder + chore
Slackerease
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: slak-err-eez
Sentence: Anthony out did his slackereasiness this time, he asked his mom to help him wipe his butt.
Etymology: slacker + ease (as in convenient)
Protaskination
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: proh/task/tuh/ney/shun
Sentence: Protaskination always overtakes me when it is time to clean the toilet and change the cat litter.
Etymology: procrastination + task
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COMMENTS:
great word!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-29: 08:49:00
Nice one! - jedijawa, 2007-03-30: 05:53:00
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