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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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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".
Mykid
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: my kid
Sentence: this is not a moron, it is my kid.
Etymology: my kid.
Jobstruction
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: job-struck-shun
Sentence: when ever the dishes need doing, i start to suffer from a serious jobstruction
Etymology: job, obstruction
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COMMENTS:
I guess it depends on the shirkumstances... - Discoveria, 2007-03-29: 09:29:00
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Procignoration
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".
Selactivities
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sel act ivi tees
Sentence: "How is it your selactivities defy logic?" Mary asked her family. "I work all day and come home to a mess. For instance, You, my son, Freddie, can pull apart and reassemble a car engine in ten minutes flat, but do not know how to replace the toilet roll or paper towel holders. You, my daughter, Susie, can shop until you drop at the Mall for things you don't need, but cannot find the grocery store and get something for supper. And, You, John, my aerospace husband, can design and utilize the Canadarm for NASA, but do not know how to operate a vacuum or lawnmower!"
Etymology: Selective ( tending to select; characterized by careful choice) & Activities (exertions of energy or states or qualities of being active)
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COMMENTS:
Love it! Every family has a selactist! - lumina, 2008-06-18: 12:29:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:36:00
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Workastallic
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: work/a/stall/ik
Sentence: A workastallic never runs out of excuses for putting off chores.
Etymology: workaholic + stall
Willitterant
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: will lit tur ant
Sentence: Will's mother was usually driven to frustration by her teenage son. Will was willitterant when it came to doing chores around the home, especially garbage detail. He would feign ignorance and pretend he had never done it before or know how. Much drama ensued. It was quite ironic that in his early twenties, Will became a Waste Management Engineer and earned $40 per hour hauling away other people's trash.
Etymology: Will (a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention) & Litter (rubbish, trash, garbage) & Avoidant (state of deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening)& Rant (a bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion)
Incompoop
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: ink on poop
Sentence: James always avoided work by making up things that made him look like an incompoop.
Etymology: i've no idea. I've forgotten already. nincompoop and incompetence I think
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
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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