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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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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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Optionertia
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: op - shun - ERSH - ya
Sentence: Hector's ruse for avoiding those tasks and duties he hated so much was optionertia, a 'portfolio' of customized phantom disabilities that invariably evoked an outpouring of sympathy and a free pass on doing his share of the dirty jobs.
Etymology: Blend of option or optional and inertia.
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COMMENTS:
Hector needs a helping of outonyouearia if you ask me. - Rutilus, 2008-06-18: 15:23:00
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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
Conchoreshun
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: con/chor/shun
Sentence: Conchoreshun is the ability to snake around undesirable tasks in a seemingly innocent manner
Etymology: contort + chore + shun
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COMMENTS:
if you sign up for my chorenography class you will always know the right conchoreshun moves - porsche, 2007-03-29: 11:10:00
Owing to my protaskination and shirkmastery mixed with decapability, your classes would probably only highlight my chorepalsy. - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-29: 12:10:00
developing Conchoreshun is a real talent - ther will always be a use for it somewhere! - ajcor, 2007-03-29: 17:26:00
Very witty. Deserves much love. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-29: 18:49:00
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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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Canesthesia
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: kan-es-thee-see-ah
Sentence: Whenever there was anything that needed doing, Joe was a usually found to be in a state of canesthesia
Etymology: can (able to) + anesthesia (loss of awareness)
Chorellenged
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: chor - lenjd
Sentence: Marjorie was brilliant and physically fit but she was severely chorellenged. When it came to doing household tasks, she would feign ignorance and fleeting pains in her arms, legs and abdomen.
Etymology: chore, challenged
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COMMENTS:
Choreiffic - Nosila, 2009-10-13: 20:05:00
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Ignorunt
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ig-ner-uhnt
Sentence: When Mom asks for someone to take out the trash Tommy is suddenly struck dumb, not having the knowledge or strength to handle the task seeing how he is the youngest. He is the ignorunt.
Etymology: ignorant (lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned) + runt (the smallest or weakest of a litter)
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
