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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.
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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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Mykid
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: my kid
Sentence: this is not a moron, it is my kid.
Etymology: my kid.
Tasknesia
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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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
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
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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Dishidence
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dish id ens
Sentence: When Jake's Mom asked him to tidy up and load the dishwasher after the 6 meals he ate at home each day, he reacted with dishidence. His mother, fed up with his laziness and failure to contribute financially to all these meals, placed an embargo on his activities by putting a padlock on the fridge and pantry cupboards. They could only be unlocked in exchange for chores performed around the house and getting out of bed before the crack of noon.
Etymology: Dishes (chore of washing crockery after each meal) & Dissidence (resistance/disagreement with existing rules/government;express opposition through action or words)
Chorellenged
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: chor - lenjd
Sentence: Marjorie was brilliant and physically fit but she was severely chorellenged. When it came to doing household tasks, she would feign ignorance and fleeting pains in her arms, legs and abdomen.
Etymology: chore, challenged
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COMMENTS:
Choreiffic - Nosila, 2009-10-13: 20:05:00
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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
Lazigcuse
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: lay-zig-quece
Sentence: My old roomate seemed to come up with a new lazigcuse every day as the chores piled up.
Etymology: lazy+ignore+excuse