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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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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)
Skillusion
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: skill-oo-zhun
Sentence: My son is a master at the art of skillusion. His latest task evasion tactic was to weedwhack all my violetto artichoke plants, claiming he thought they were just giant thistles, which, of course, they are.
Etymology: skill, illusion
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COMMENTS:
What a skilljoy... - Discoveria, 2007-03-29: 09:34:00
Been there only the skillusion in this case involved a Watering Can..or was that a Watering Can skilluding and many dead plants.... - ajcor, 2007-03-29: 17:32:00
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Jobdodge
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
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
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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Amnazya
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: amm nay zee a
Sentence: No one really understood how Speed got his nickname. He was fun to party with and could dance all night long (maybe that's it) but when the sun came up and it was time to "assess the damage," he always came down with the worst case of Amnazya. Does he really expect us to believe he's never seen a vaccuum?
Etymology: AMNesia: Partial or total memory loss. lAZY: Disinclined to work or exertion
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COMMENTS:
good looking word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:46:00
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Immateurish
Created by: Loreshai
Pronunciation: Im-mat-your-ish
Sentence: Jake couldn't handle the news about the higgs boson because he was immateurish.
Etymology: immature - inexperienced due to youth v amateur - non professional.
Procrastilazation
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
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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