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'But I don't know how to take out the garbage!'

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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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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Chorepunk

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: chor-punk

Sentence: "Doug claims that if he takes Fido out for a walk he might accidentally lose him. He is such a chorepunk."

Etymology: chore; punk

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Noffal

Created by: David28

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Idontdoitis

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: eye doant dooo eye tiss

Sentence: his idontdoitis started with the garbage, but quickly spread to the kitchen and bathroom, and would have gotten more serious if not for the fact that she started showing symptoms which started in the bedroom

Etymology: i dont do mondays/laundromats etc

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COMMENTS:

Best one I've read so far. Lovin' the -itis suffix making it sound like a disease. I suffer something similar- skivitis. 'Tis terrible. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-29: 11:34:00

funny - but I've run out of points - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-29: 16:08:00

I like it as well. I frequently suffer from idontwantosis. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-29: 20:12:00

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Circumevent

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sir kum eev ent

Sentence: Brad was able to make garbage day a circumevent until he discovered one day that the new Waste Engineer was a cute chick. While she worked all summer taking away refuse, he volunteered to take out the family's garbage. But once September came around, he was back to his old tricks. She had gone back to school and there was no longer any eye candy removing his trash.

Etymology: Circumvent ( avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) & Event ( something that happens at a given place and time;a special set of circumstances)

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