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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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Noffal

Created by: David28

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Procignoration

Created by: PythianHabenero

Pronunciation: pro-kig-nor-ation

Sentence: His current procignoration is a professed inability to study for tests.

Etymology: "Procrastination" + "ignorance" with help from "proactive" and of course "-ation".

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Dischoreder

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: diss-chore-durr

Sentence: There is a growing, rampant dischoreder among teenagers which disables them from completing their required tasks.

Etymology: disorder + chore

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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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Skillusion

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: skill-oo-zhun

Sentence: My son is a master at the art of skillusion. His latest task evasion tactic was to weedwhack all my violetto artichoke plants, claiming he thought they were just giant thistles, which, of course, they are.

Etymology: skill, illusion

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COMMENTS:

What a skilljoy... - Discoveria, 2007-03-29: 09:34:00

Been there only the skillusion in this case involved a Watering Can..or was that a Watering Can skilluding and many dead plants.... - ajcor, 2007-03-29: 17:32:00

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Chorenography

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: chor/ee/no/grafee

Sentence: With the proper chorenography he skirted every chore in the house

Etymology: choreography + chore + NO

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Immateurish

Created by: Loreshai

Pronunciation: Im-mat-your-ish

Sentence: Jake couldn't handle the news about the higgs boson because he was immateurish.

Etymology: immature - inexperienced due to youth v amateur - non professional.

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Litterllergic

Created by: Rutilus

Pronunciation: lit-er-lerj-ik

Sentence: Greg was the atypical litterllregic teen. Able to live in his own s**t bur clean it up??? C'mon get real!

Etymology: litter - rubbish, refuse, garbage; allergic - averse to

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Amnazya

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: amm nay zee a

Sentence: No one really understood how Speed got his nickname. He was fun to party with and could dance all night long (maybe that's it) but when the sun came up and it was time to "assess the damage," he always came down with the worst case of Amnazya. Does he really expect us to believe he's never seen a vaccuum?

Etymology: AMNesia: Partial or total memory loss. lAZY: Disinclined to work or exertion

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COMMENTS:

good looking word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:46:00

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Workastallic

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: work/a/stall/ik

Sentence: A workastallic never runs out of excuses for putting off chores.

Etymology: workaholic + stall

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