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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.
Verboticisms
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Offaldodge
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: OF-UHL-doj
Sentence: At the first sign of any worthless rubbish, two-minute-old trash, household garbage or scraps of meat not worth getting upset about, offaldodging Bob would turn a whiter shade of pale. Ready to do all sorts of things and make numerous excuses to avoid any task he thought even a little unpleasant, this offaldodger thought that he fooled others. However, everyone quickly saw it as nothing more than an obvious offaldodge.
Etymology: OFFAL:waste parts,refuse,rubbish, garbage; inedible parts of a butchered animal DODGE: evade obligation by cunning, trickery.
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COMMENTS:
Well that's just awful. - Mustang, 2008-06-18: 08:10:00
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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)
Disatrashity
Created by: andywells
Pronunciation: Dis-ah-trash-ity
Sentence: My husband has been diagnosed with disatrashity, so it looks like i'll be the one taking the bins out each week.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
I quite like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:47:00
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Idontdoitis
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eye doant dooo eye tiss
Sentence: his idontdoitis started with the garbage, but quickly spread to the kitchen and bathroom, and would have gotten more serious if not for the fact that she started showing symptoms which started in the bedroom
Etymology: i dont do mondays/laundromats etc
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COMMENTS:
Best one I've read so far. Lovin' the -itis suffix making it sound like a disease. I suffer something similar- skivitis. 'Tis terrible. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-29: 11:34:00
funny - but I've run out of points - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-29: 16:08:00
I like it as well. I frequently suffer from idontwantosis. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-29: 20:12:00
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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
Mykid
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: my kid
Sentence: this is not a moron, it is my kid.
Etymology: my kid.
Chorepunk
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: chor-punk
Sentence: "Doug claims that if he takes Fido out for a walk he might accidentally lose him. He is such a chorepunk."
Etymology: chore; punk
Shirkwaster
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: sh- irk - way -stir
Sentence: his shirkwaster was an allergy to water which meant that most of the lifeguarding duties fell to george.
Etymology: shirk - to avoid your responsibility. waster - someone who takes up air better used by cockroaches.
Conchoreshun
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: con/chor/shun
Sentence: Conchoreshun is the ability to snake around undesirable tasks in a seemingly innocent manner
Etymology: contort + chore + shun
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COMMENTS:
if you sign up for my chorenography class you will always know the right conchoreshun moves - porsche, 2007-03-29: 11:10:00
Owing to my protaskination and shirkmastery mixed with decapability, your classes would probably only highlight my chorepalsy. - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-29: 12:10:00
developing Conchoreshun is a real talent - ther will always be a use for it somewhere! - ajcor, 2007-03-29: 17:26:00
Very witty. Deserves much love. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-29: 18:49:00
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