When someone does a simple task requested of them badly on purpose so they seem too incompetent to do said task, thus ensuring nothing is ever asked of them again.
Jill: "Will you do *insert simple task here*?"
Jack: "Ugh, I guess." *Does it wrong so she feels that she can't trust him to do it right*
Jill: *Sees the horrible job jack did* "Oh.. I guess I should just do it myself next time.."
Jack: "Great! Weaponized incompetence works!"
Jill: "... What..?"
Jack: "Ugh, I guess." *Does it wrong so she feels that she can't trust him to do it right*
Jill: *Sees the horrible job jack did* "Oh.. I guess I should just do it myself next time.."
Jack: "Great! Weaponized incompetence works!"
Jill: "... What..?"
by ExplodingStrawberries November 09, 2024
A term used by bad managers and by friends, family members, and romantic partners alike in circumstances where they want somebody else to do things their way but they do not want to properly communicate what their way is (or where they are happy to wax on about frivolous details but never justify why said details would actually matter to anyone else).
They will describe whoever is doing a sufficiently poor job reading their minds as incompetent, and if they suspect you are doing a poor job specifically so that they'll have to meet their own ineffable requirements (if you want something done "right", do it yourself) then they will call it "weaponized" incompetence.
In their minds the term means "feigning not being good at a task to get out of doing it" but in practice such a campaign could only ever work when there's only one person who has skin in the game for the task to be done in a certain way to begin with.
They will describe whoever is doing a sufficiently poor job reading their minds as incompetent, and if they suspect you are doing a poor job specifically so that they'll have to meet their own ineffable requirements (if you want something done "right", do it yourself) then they will call it "weaponized" incompetence.
In their minds the term means "feigning not being good at a task to get out of doing it" but in practice such a campaign could only ever work when there's only one person who has skin in the game for the task to be done in a certain way to begin with.
"Don't you even know how to make me a sandwich? The pickles have to go on top of the provolone, and the mustard and mayonaise should never touch. You didn't even cut off the crust, and who slices a sandwich lengthwise? It *must* be diagonal! Fine, I'll make my own damned sandwich, but I swear you do this on purpose just to avoid doing it the right way. It's weaponized incompetence! *huff*"
by Happ MacDonald April 09, 2024
by ManagerMan May 09, 2022
A large medieval style weapon, usually with an array of spikes, poison tips, skulls, and other heinous accessories. Usually only wielded by the most in human of men. The size of their kanckles and Arnold Schwarzenegger back muscles alone could be considered “offensive weapons.”
Lord Umbar the Merciless was last seen beating the entire towns people with his offensive weapon upon their face, chest, and neck areas. No one survived!
by LordSoth June 04, 2019
I am a MonStar Weapon, and if Jeffree Star, Lady Gaga, and Semi Precious Weapons were all in one room with me, I think I would die of sheer excitement.
by JustMyCrazySelf November 13, 2010
by FryingPanStanTheDeadlyMan June 03, 2022
We were having a good roll in the sheets, then I came in from the flank and hit her hard with the flesh weapon... It was great!
by Judd B. Brown December 18, 2008