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Selective incompetence

Something you "can't" do because you don't want to do it. Something you can get others to do by making believe you can't do it.
When asked to do laundry they put all the white clothes in on hot and then put a brand new red sweatshirt in too. The result was all the white laundry was pink and they were banned from touching the laundry ever again...they could wash laundry but didn't want to so they applied "selective incompetence " to get out of ever being asked again.
by Murphwish July 9, 2016
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incomplete pass

The male falling asleep during intercourse in the missionary position. Usually occurs after a night of drinking.
I almost suffocated when my boyfriend threw me an incomplete pass.
by E.D. May 8, 2006
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institutionalized incompetence

When a dysfunctional institution teaches and embraces incompetence as though it is the pinnacle of competence because it is so embedded in its culture.
How does one truthfully explain something like the post office or the prison industrial system to a child without in some way making a reference to institutionalized incompetence?
by Dr Bunnygirl June 21, 2020
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Buffer of Incompetence

The person that is worse at their job than you. The person that will be fired if there are layoffs.
Crap... Steven got let go; he was my buffer of incompetence. I'll have to step it up.
by benmo88 January 23, 2020
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incomputerado

without a computer or computer access, as incommunicado is without communication
I went on vacation without any of my high tech toys, being virtually incomputerado until my return.
by Sheila Boltuch January 9, 2008
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Institutional Incompetence

How ever much money, time & training, large government departments and publicly run local bodies etc cannot get anything right.
For two weeks bad weather is forecast, 4 inches of snow falls, the country is ground to a halt, closed airports, railways, roads & schools, caused by institutional incompetence.
by Elle Kaye March 22, 2011
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incrompetent

To throw more interceptions than touchdowns in a single game.
Justin: Jonathan Crompton had a incrompetent day, throwing three interceptions and no touchdowns vs UCLA.

Ricky: Yup, we're screwed this year.
by ]\/[GoBlue September 17, 2009
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