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'But I don't know how to take out the garbage!'

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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Lazectinosis

Created by: Chrysti

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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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Selectskills

Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation: select-skill

Sentence: Nnot being able to take out the garbage do to lack of knowledge is a selct skill

Etymology: Like selective hearing.

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Litterllergic

Created by: Rutilus

Pronunciation: lit-er-lerj-ik

Sentence: Greg was the atypical litterllregic teen. Able to live in his own s**t bur clean it up??? C'mon get real!

Etymology: litter - rubbish, refuse, garbage; allergic - averse to

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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)

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Yuckduck

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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)

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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

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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

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Impedimeant

Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: IMPEDIment+MEANT

Sentence: The only thing he exercises is his imagination coming up with impedimeants to get out of doing any worthwhile work.

Etymology: IMPEDIment+MEANT

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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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