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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.
Verboticisms
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Antiskill
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: antiskill
Sentence: I have the antiskill to work.
Etymology: anti + skill = antiskill. ........ ............... .............. the ant is killed.
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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Impedimeant
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: IMPEDIment+MEANT
Sentence: The only thing he exercises is his imagination coming up with impedimeants to get out of doing any worthwhile work.
Etymology: IMPEDIment+MEANT
Incompretence
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: in-com-pre-tense
Sentence: Marcus expended more effort on his displays of incompretence than he would have done on actually finishing off his chores. He was a real laboor.
Etymology: incompetence (lack of ability) + pretence (the act of pretending; a false claim)
Plinkadunk
Created by: curegrrl6
Pronunciation: Plink - uh - dunk
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Plinkadunk, you'll get drunk! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:49:00
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Willitterant
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: will lit tur ant
Sentence: Will's mother was usually driven to frustration by her teenage son. Will was willitterant when it came to doing chores around the home, especially garbage detail. He would feign ignorance and pretend he had never done it before or know how. Much drama ensued. It was quite ironic that in his early twenties, Will became a Waste Management Engineer and earned $40 per hour hauling away other people's trash.
Etymology: Will (a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention) & Litter (rubbish, trash, garbage) & Avoidant (state of deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening)& Rant (a bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion)
Yuckduck
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: yəkdək
Sentence: Ron is a very happy person. A good part of this is because he is very skilled at avoiding unpleasant situations and tasks. Whenever his mom comes up with something ugly or disgusting that needs to be done, Ron can yuckduck it in a flash. Like the proverbial ninja, he seems to be able to hide in his own shadow. The phrase of **where did that boy go?** is often heard in his household.
Etymology: yuck (exclamation used to express strong distaste or disgust) + duck (evade or avoid)
Protaskination
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: proh/task/tuh/ney/shun
Sentence: Protaskination always overtakes me when it is time to clean the toilet and change the cat litter.
Etymology: procrastination + task
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COMMENTS:
great word!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-29: 08:49:00
Nice one! - jedijawa, 2007-03-30: 05:53:00
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Selactivities
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sel act ivi tees
Sentence: "How is it your selactivities defy logic?" Mary asked her family. "I work all day and come home to a mess. For instance, You, my son, Freddie, can pull apart and reassemble a car engine in ten minutes flat, but do not know how to replace the toilet roll or paper towel holders. You, my daughter, Susie, can shop until you drop at the Mall for things you don't need, but cannot find the grocery store and get something for supper. And, You, John, my aerospace husband, can design and utilize the Canadarm for NASA, but do not know how to operate a vacuum or lawnmower!"
Etymology: Selective ( tending to select; characterized by careful choice) & Activities (exertions of energy or states or qualities of being active)
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COMMENTS:
Love it! Every family has a selactist! - lumina, 2008-06-18: 12:29:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-19: 05:36:00
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Selectskills
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: select-skill
Sentence: Nnot being able to take out the garbage do to lack of knowledge is a selct skill
Etymology: Like selective hearing.
