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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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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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Disatrashity
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.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
I quite like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:47:00
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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
Antiskill
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: antiskill
Sentence: I have the antiskill to work.
Etymology: anti + skill = antiskill. ........ ............... .............. the ant is killed.
Mykid
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: my kid
Sentence: this is not a moron, it is my kid.
Etymology: my kid.
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
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)
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
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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Shirkwaster
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: sh- irk - way -stir
Sentence: his shirkwaster was an allergy to water which meant that most of the lifeguarding duties fell to george.
Etymology: shirk - to avoid your responsibility. waster - someone who takes up air better used by cockroaches.
