Verboticisms

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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Created by: ajcor

Pronunciation: jobdodge

Sentence: It's the "who me?" plus that truly intimidating word "work" co-located in the same sentence that brings about such a horrified response. "You really want me to do this?" "surely not ME?"

Etymology: Job & Dodge

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: 1nkɑmpədəns

Sentence: Josh has shown in numerous ways that he is a smart kid. He has successfully completed a number of video games. His grades are good. But when his mom asks for assistance, he is the picture of imcompedense.

Etymology: incompetence (not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully) + dense (stupid)

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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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Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: ha BIT u al LOAF er

Sentence: "Buuut unno how dado dat"! He habitualoafted his way out of the recycling detail. Wearing bamboo, "green planet" - boasting clothing was his way of saving Earth. (For this habitualoafer, environmentalism had become a fashion trend devoid of activism).

Etymology: From: "habitual liar" and loafer.

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COMMENTS:

Good word...I had already spent my votes today, but like your word! - Nosila, 2009-10-14: 02:37:00

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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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Created by: David28

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /GAP-ti-tood/

Sentence: When George got home from work, the digital clocks were all blinking. "There was a power outage," said Angie. George had shown her how to set the clocks many times, but she had a real gaptitude for programming any sort of electronic device. Then she said, "Oh, and please set the TV to record my soap-opera, that dancing show, Big Brother..." etc. As George was finishing that he said, "You know it's not actually the TV that's doing the recording, right?" For a moment, she just looked perplexed. Then he couldn't see her face, because the power went out again.

Etymology: Gap - a lack of confidence or understanding, perceived as creating a problem (from Old Norse, gap "chasm") + Aptitude - capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent (from Latin, aptus "joined, fitted") [Gaptitude - a certain lack of ability]

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COMMENTS:

Perfectly funny! - lumina, 2008-06-18: 12:30:00

nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-18: 16:58:00

Very good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:50:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: es/chohr/oo

Sentence: Joe had to have an inventive and creative mind to come up with daily excuses to eschorew that which his mother had lined up throughout his summer vacation.

Etymology: ESCHOREW - verb - from ESCHEW (to shun; to avoid) + CHORE (a hard, or unpleasant task)

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COMMENTS:

Scooby Dooby Do eschorew? - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-18: 10:08:00

I consider "eschore" but "eschorew" is much better. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:40:00

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Created by: PythianHabenero

Pronunciation: pro-kig-nor-ation

Sentence: His current procignoration is a professed inability to study for tests.

Etymology: "Procrastination" + "ignorance" with help from "proactive" and of course "-ation".

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