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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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Hindolent
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: HIN-d'uh-lent
Sentence: The haunty spectre of Bob's growing ignavia, convinced Roxie's that he was rapidly turning into a hopeless hindolent like his father.
Etymology: HINDER: to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede; to be an obstacle or impediment & INDOLENT:Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; easygoing; layback
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COMMENTS:
fantastic - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-05: 13:31:00
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Futilaide
Created by: Filthy
Pronunciation: \ˈfyü-təl-\ˈād\
Sentence: Glenn was such a FUTILAIDE that when he did get around to taking the trash out of the apartment, he only bothered to set it on the balcony.
Etymology: FUTILE + AIDE (a person who helps a more skilled person)= FUTILAIDE
Couchslouch
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: cowtch-slouch
Sentence: Jeremy rarely lifted a finger to help with anything or to fend for himself, and made no effort to suggest that he was anything but a dedicated couchslouch.
Etymology: Blend of 'couch' (divan or sofa) and 'slouch' (n. one that is unimpressive; especially: a lazy or incompetent person)
Factnotum
Created by: astorey
Pronunciation: fak-NO-tum
Sentence: Jeremy moved into his sister's basement will all sorts of earnest promises to help around the house, but, after a mere three days, he showed himself for what he truly was...a factnotum. No dishes, no garbage, no laundry, no dog-walking--facts that Melissa took to noting sarcastically each day as she waded through Jeremy's detritus in the living room.
Etymology: Factotum: A person employed to to a variety of jobs, combined with "no"
Waspacious
Created by: darknightess
Pronunciation: wais-pay-cee-us
Sentence: You are so waspacious; you never help with diaper duty!
Etymology: From the phrase "a waste of space".
Bumplore
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: bum-plore
Sentence: I bumplored for his slothsistance, but all I received was a guttural belch.
Etymology: bum, implore
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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Goferloafer
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gōfərlōfər
Sentence: When Harry hired his nephew as an office assistant, he thought he would get some much-needed help. What he got was a goferloafer. Where Harry saw somebody to run errands, the nephew saw the insides of his eyelids.
Etymology: gofer (a person who runs errands) + loafer (a person who idles time away)
Lesgreeant
Created by: deaninc
Pronunciation: less-gree-ant
Sentence: What a lessgreeant individual
Etymology: it sounds good
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ChristopherAndersen. Thank you ChristopherAndersen! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by ChristopherAndersen. Thank you ChristopherAndersen. ~ James