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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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Eschorew
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: es/chohr/oo
Sentence: Joe had to have an inventive and creative mind to come up with daily excuses to eschorew that which his mother had lined up throughout his summer vacation.
Etymology: ESCHOREW - verb - from ESCHEW (to shun; to avoid) + CHORE (a hard, or unpleasant task)
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COMMENTS:
Scooby Dooby Do eschorew? - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-18: 10:08:00
I consider "eschore" but "eschorew" is much better. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:40:00
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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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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)
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
Plinkadunk
Created by: curegrrl6
Pronunciation: Plink - uh - dunk
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Plinkadunk, you'll get drunk! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:49:00
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Slacktitude
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: slack-ti-tude
Sentence: Donny's slacktitude for chores never manifested itself until he became a teenager. It became too difficult to do common tasks when clearly his true area of expertise was skateboarding.
Etymology: aptitude: possessing the ability or talent to accomplish a task + slacker: malingerer; one who shirks responsibility;
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COMMENTS:
Donny is clearly a slackidude. - artr, 2009-10-13: 10:19:00
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Responsibilityphobia
Created by: HipHop247
Pronunciation: res-pon-si-bil-i-ty-foe-bee-a
Sentence: He has responsibilityphobia because he cannot (or so he says) clean the cat litter box or mow the lawn.
Etymology: Responsibility/Phobia
Incompretence
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: in-com-pre-tense
Sentence: Marcus expended more effort on his displays of incompretence than he would have done on actually finishing off his chores. He was a real laboor.
Etymology: incompetence (lack of ability) + pretence (the act of pretending; a false claim)
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
Incompretence
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: In-com-pree-tense
Sentence: Jack's incompretence fooled everyone except his mother, who was not convinced by his excuse that he could play tennis left-handed instead of taking out the trash.
Etymology: Incompetence + pretence
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COMMENTS:
Very good!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-29: 10:25:00
I like it. - ErWenn, 2007-03-29: 15:24:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-29: 16:03:00
Very clever! - jedijawa, 2007-03-30: 05:51:00
Love it! I've been incomptretent many a time! - simplysimon, 2007-04-02: 10:10:00
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