Verboticism: Skillusion

'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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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

Points: 434

Comments: Skillusion

Discoveria - 2007-03-29: 09:34:00
What a skilljoy...

ajcor - 2007-03-29: 17:32:00
Been there only the skillusion in this case involved a Watering Can..or was that a Watering Can skilluding and many dead plants....