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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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Canesthesia
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: kan-es-thee-see-ah
Sentence: Whenever there was anything that needed doing, Joe was a usually found to be in a state of canesthesia
Etymology: can (able to) + anesthesia (loss of awareness)
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".
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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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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Vexpertise
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: vecks-per-TEES
Sentence: Although Josh was horrible at all the household chores, Ellen soon learned that his area of vexpertise was doing the dishes. Once he "did" them, they never needed to be done again.
Etymology: vex + expertise
Yuckduck
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: yəkdək
Sentence: Ron is a very happy person. A good part of this is because he is very skilled at avoiding unpleasant situations and tasks. Whenever his mom comes up with something ugly or disgusting that needs to be done, Ron can yuckduck it in a flash. Like the proverbial ninja, he seems to be able to hide in his own shadow. The phrase of **where did that boy go?** is often heard in his household.
Etymology: yuck (exclamation used to express strong distaste or disgust) + duck (evade or avoid)
Flexibull
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: flex + ih + bull
Sentence: He's pretty flexibull, you'd be amazed at all the things he can't figure out how to do.
Etymology: flexible + bull
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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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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Antiskill
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: antiskill
Sentence: I have the antiskill to work.
Etymology: anti + skill = antiskill. ........ ............... .............. the ant is killed.
