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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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Slacktitude

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: slack-ti-tude

Sentence: Donny's slacktitude for chores never manifested itself until he became a teenager. It became too difficult to do common tasks when clearly his true area of expertise was skateboarding.

Etymology: aptitude: possessing the ability or talent to accomplish a task + slacker: malingerer; one who shirks responsibility;

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COMMENTS:

artr Donny is clearly a slackidude. - artr, 2009-10-13: 10:19:00

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Incompretence

CharlieB

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)

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Chorellenged

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: chor - lenjd

Sentence: Marjorie was brilliant and physically fit but she was severely chorellenged. When it came to doing household tasks, she would feign ignorance and fleeting pains in her arms, legs and abdomen.

Etymology: chore, challenged

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COMMENTS:

Choreiffic - Nosila, 2009-10-13: 20:05:00

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Mykid

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: my kid

Sentence: this is not a moron, it is my kid.

Etymology: my kid.

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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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Chorallergic

Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: chore-allergic

Sentence: hes both chorallergic to weeding and allergic to the flowers. garden duty isn't a very good assignment for him.

Etymology: chore + allergic

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Jobdodge

Created by: ajcor

Pronunciation: jobdodge

Sentence: It's the "who me?" plus that truly intimidating word "work" co-located in the same sentence that brings about such a horrified response. "You really want me to do this?" "surely not ME?"

Etymology: Job & Dodge

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Noffal

Created by: David28

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Habitualoafer

Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: ha BIT u al LOAF er

Sentence: "Buuut unno how dado dat"! He habitualoafted his way out of the recycling detail. Wearing bamboo, "green planet" - boasting clothing was his way of saving Earth. (For this habitualoafer, environmentalism had become a fashion trend devoid of activism).

Etymology: From: "habitual liar" and loafer.

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COMMENTS:

Good word...I had already spent my votes today, but like your word! - Nosila, 2009-10-14: 02:37:00

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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

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