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ignidence 

Portmanteau of "confidence" and "ignorance".

An unwarranted sense of confidence felt by those possessing a seemingly supernatural ignorance.
Sarah Palin's infuriating sound bites are steeped in ignidence.

"Shoot, I must have lived such a doggoned sheltered life as a normal, independent American up there in the Last Frontier, schooled with only public education and a lowly state university degree, because obviously I haven't learned enough to dismiss common sense." --Sarah Palin, on opposition to offshore oil drilling, Facebook note, June 13, 2010
ignidence by Vissith December 22, 2010
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Incidences 

Incidences is a hybrid word (instances and incidents) that attempts to add importance and intellectual heft to a person's otherwise dull pronouncement. You hear this word all the time especially on newscasts where the host tries to sound important by using a bigger word than necessary.
" The incidences of credit card theft have risen dramatically since the influx of immigrants from Upper Freedonia have entered the neighborhood once know as Little Albania."
Incidences by jochthsi August 18, 2013

infidence 

"Eliza, if you go into the interview with infidence, you are sure to get the job!"
infidence by Rexium February 19, 2013

Igfidence 

Confidence derived from ignorance.
Igfidence is a state of mind causing people to think something is working just because they don't know that it is not working.
Igfidence by Dirty Desert Rat October 8, 2010

Ironidence 

An coincidental situation of made unique by a strong ironic quality; when something is both coincidental and ironic.
"The Internet is my chief weakness around term paper season."
"I'm exactly the same way! In fact, I have a paper due tomorrow at four!"
"The ironidence of this situation is not lost on me..."
Ironidence by 7humbs April 29, 2010

Ignagence 

"Ignagence" is slang incorporating ignorant but knowledgeable: meaning one has knowledge of a subject but refuses to acknowledge or confirm that knowledge. It's used by people to get out of a task or hide intelligence.
1.Bob has a flat tire but pretends not to know it needs air.
2. Bob gets money.
3. When talking about politics bob pretends not to know what a republican is.
4. Ignagence is bitches.
5. Augusto is ignagent.
Ignagence by Mike Juneau January 9, 2009

Ignorence 

Ignorence is a hybrid term; meaning "to ignore" + "to be ignorant."
Karim is ignoring me. Stonewalling this conversation on purpose. That's ignorence!