Verboticism: Deliberignorance
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.
Deliberignorance
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: dĭ-lĭb'ər-ĭg'nər-əns
Sentence: Like many teen-agers, Jacob's deliberignorance with respect to chores as common as washing dishes and doing his own laundry was transparent.
Etymology: delibber, slang for an anti-feminist; Berignor, french-gaelic var. on the name 'Berringer;' Rance, Ron Howard's brother.
Points: 899
Comments: Deliberignorance
lumina - 2008-06-18: 12:31:00
Yup. As a teen my son was very deliberignorant too.
Jabberwocky - 2008-06-18: 16:55:00
like it
Nosila - 2008-06-19: 00:38:00
Deliberia!