Knowing how to correctly accomplish an undesired task and producing a sub-satisfactory result as to never be asked to perform said task again.
The Guy: My boss wants me to work on this new machine. He's always coming to me for these things.
Coworker: sounds like you could use some controlled incompetence. Just give the appearance you're busy with it and mess it up. The boss will find someone else next time and then they can be "The Guy."
Coworker: sounds like you could use some controlled incompetence. Just give the appearance you're busy with it and mess it up. The boss will find someone else next time and then they can be "The Guy."
by Double Jay Dubs May 03, 2022
A intellectually incompetent incel or a "III" is someone who is stupid as shit, and still has a v-card.
by Peak hating May 26, 2024
by TheHeroKing April 22, 2023
Someone who is bad at what they do, someone who really doesn't know what they're talking about, but they do it in a way that seems outwardly proffessional.
Adjective form: proffessionally-incompetent
Adjective form: proffessionally-incompetent
It Doug has so much professional-incompetence, he posts his own drivers-ed tutorials online, but he doesn't even know how to drive.
Sarah is professionally-incompetent, because she really does look like she knows what she is talking about, but the pros mock her, because to an outsider she looks like she can talk the talk AND walk the walk, but her catwalk is not a real catwalk; she would hurt herself on a real catwalk.
Sarah is professionally-incompetent, because she really does look like she knows what she is talking about, but the pros mock her, because to an outsider she looks like she can talk the talk AND walk the walk, but her catwalk is not a real catwalk; she would hurt herself on a real catwalk.
by IAmPseudonyMeRoar!!! December 09, 2018
The shitty life hack, where someone asks you to do something and you do it so badly you are never asked to do it again.
"Creative incompetence"is defined by a paradoxical outlook that requires the incompetent person to use more energy and thought to do the task badly than to do it correctly in the first place.
"Creative incompetence"is defined by a paradoxical outlook that requires the incompetent person to use more energy and thought to do the task badly than to do it correctly in the first place.
Paris Hilton never liked being a DJ so, using a little creative incompetence, she designed set lists that included Norwegian mining songs and Hentai movie sound tracks. She now works incognito as a nail technician on Sunset Blvd.
Referring to Tom Anderson, creator of MySpace, refusing to allow certain xhtml codes onto user profiles.
by bangingcicadas September 12, 2008
Person1: you're what the french call "les incompetents"
Person2: is that the one quote from home alone!?!?
Person2: is that the one quote from home alone!?!?
by bonbontofu January 08, 2025