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DEFINITION: v., To imply that person is usually unhelpful when asking for their assistance. n., An unwilling, unproductive and uninhibitedly useless helper.
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Knowyoudont
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: know + you + don't
Sentence: I hate to knowyoudont you, but you've never been helpful before so I have no expectation of assistance with taking this splinter out of my toe.
Etymology: I know you don't.
Nosistant
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: no sis tant
Sentence: When Gayle had married Larry, he had been all flowers and candy, willing to do whatever to please and help her around the home. Fivew years and two children later,apparently the honeymoon is over, because he is now her nosistant. All he seems capable of doing is drinking, sleeping and not clearing up after himself. Larry better watch out, as Gayle is going to figure out how to get a refund on him. She lost a husband and gained another child somewhere along the way.
Etymology: No (negative, not) & Assistant (helper, aide)
Hindraide
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: hin-drayed
Sentence: Despite an excellent pay packet, the hindraide avoided all tasks that involved raising his heart rate.
Etymology: hindrance + aide
Dysalacrite
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: dis-a-lak-rite
Sentence: Despite Roxie's hinderantic tirades, Bob remained an uninhibited dysalacrite, and an alcomatose couchroach.
Etymology: Dysalacrity: antonym of alacrity: state of ready, willing and eager to act & -ite: one connected with. Verbal form: dysalacriate.
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COMMENTS:
nice one - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-05: 10:54:00
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Dallyhintask
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: dally-hint-ask
Sentence: Bruno was tired of his mother dallyhintasking, but he was too apathetic to get off the couch. He was a solicishirk, and many had insinulazed that he was incompethindrance.
Etymology: dally + hint + ask + task
Disbeerchanted
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: dis-beer-chan-ted
Sentence: Ray was so disbeerchanted with Liz's demands that he couldn't move.
Etymology: Added beer in the middle of disenchanted after taking off the 'en' using only dis and chanted with beer in the middle- Disappointed or disillusioned and doesn't care because the beer has numbed that part of your brain.
Slothargic
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sloth-AR-jik
Sentence: If John was any more slothargic he would require dusting. His girlfriend had gotten into the habit of selecting his cloths for him so that he would match the color scheme of the couch pillows.
Etymology: sloth (reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness) + lethargic (affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic)
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COMMENTS:
Like it! - TJayzz, 2008-09-05: 13:19:00
very descriptive - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-05: 13:35:00
good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-08: 19:39:00
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Malsamaritan
Created by: mitchdb
Pronunciation: mahl-s&-'mer-&-t&n
Sentence: Hundreds of speeding motorists buzzed by the stranded woman; none of those malsamaritans even bothered to slow down to see if she needed help.
Etymology: Mal (bad) + samaritan
Sluggest
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: slug-jest
Sentence: At first Nan quietly sluggested that Ron may want to get off the couch and help clean the apartment. When he didn't move, she threw him, his skateboard and his 6 pack out the door.
Etymology: suggest: to imply or offer for consideration + slug: a lazy, slothful person
Slelper
Created by: Inniscor
Pronunciation: slel-per
Sentence: "George, I asked you to give me a hand with this but you're just sitting there. You such a slelper!"
Etymology: sl(ack)+ (h)elper
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ChristopherAndersen. Thank you ChristopherAndersen! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by ChristopherAndersen. Thank you ChristopherAndersen. ~ James