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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.
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Procignoration
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: pro-kig-nor-ation
Sentence: His current procignoration is a professed inability to study for tests.
Etymology: "Procrastination" + "ignorance" with help from "proactive" and of course "-ation".
Antiskill
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: antiskill
Sentence: I have the antiskill to work.
Etymology: anti + skill = antiskill. ........ ............... .............. the ant is killed.
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)
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
Tasknesia
Created by: sedatedeyes209
Pronunciation: tahsk-knee-see-yah
Sentence: My husband's tasknesia sets in whenever I ask him to mow the lawn.
Etymology: task+amnesia
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COMMENTS:
like it! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-29: 06:39:00
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Incompoop
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: ink on poop
Sentence: James always avoided work by making up things that made him look like an incompoop.
Etymology: i've no idea. I've forgotten already. nincompoop and incompetence I think
Jobdodge
Created by: ajcor
Pronunciation: jobdodge
Sentence: It's the "who me?" plus that truly intimidating word "work" co-located in the same sentence that brings about such a horrified response. "You really want me to do this?" "surely not ME?"
Etymology: Job & Dodge
Protrashtination
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pro/trash/tin/ay/shun
Sentence: Billy's protrashtination resulted in his room looking like a garbage dump.
Etymology: trash + procrastination
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COMMENTS:
Omg...love it! ha - lumina, 2008-06-18: 12:27:00
OMG it's TDF, if you are OACG! (It's to Die for if you are over a certain age! - Nosila, 2008-06-19: 00:43:00
Very good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:41:00
Good word. I guess it left Billy down in the dumps. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:45:00
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Dumbesthick
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dum essss tik
Sentence: he was so dumbesthick that he became dumbesthickhated
Etymology: dumb thick domestic
Inavoid
Created by: arlouxo
Pronunciation: in/na/voïd
Sentence: "You're such an inavoid!" "I'm not inavoiding this, it's just true!"
Etymology: a mix of "incompetence" and "avoidance".
