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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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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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Lazectinosis

Created by: Chrysti

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Idontdoitis

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: eye doant dooo eye tiss

Sentence: his idontdoitis started with the garbage, but quickly spread to the kitchen and bathroom, and would have gotten more serious if not for the fact that she started showing symptoms which started in the bedroom

Etymology: i dont do mondays/laundromats etc

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COMMENTS:

Best one I've read so far. Lovin' the -itis suffix making it sound like a disease. I suffer something similar- skivitis. 'Tis terrible. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-29: 11:34:00

funny - but I've run out of points - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-29: 16:08:00

I like it as well. I frequently suffer from idontwantosis. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-29: 20:12:00

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Chorallergic

Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: chore-allergic

Sentence: hes both chorallergic to weeding and allergic to the flowers. garden duty isn't a very good assignment for him.

Etymology: chore + allergic

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Circumevent

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sir kum eev ent

Sentence: Brad was able to make garbage day a circumevent until he discovered one day that the new Waste Engineer was a cute chick. While she worked all summer taking away refuse, he volunteered to take out the family's garbage. But once September came around, he was back to his old tricks. She had gone back to school and there was no longer any eye candy removing his trash.

Etymology: Circumvent ( avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) & Event ( something that happens at a given place and time;a special set of circumstances)

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Empleon

Created by: ArtistInTraining

Pronunciation: EM-ple-on

Sentence: my husband can be an empleon when he 'doesn't know' how to wash the car.

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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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Workastallic

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: work/a/stall/ik

Sentence: A workastallic never runs out of excuses for putting off chores.

Etymology: workaholic + stall

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Mykid

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: my kid

Sentence: this is not a moron, it is my kid.

Etymology: my kid.

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Disatrashity

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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.

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COMMENTS:

I quite like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:47:00

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