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 8, 2024
Get the weaponized incompetencemug. Australian Slang: A person who is highly competent at a specific skill. ‘Weapon’ refers to a person who displays great skills or competence. ‘On the tools’ is an ambiguous reference to a particular task or skill set.
by PAtredes November 7, 2023
Get the Weapon on the toolsmug. 
by anonymous December 23, 2023
Get the Weaponized Incompetencemug. White arm aka cold weapon. Is a weapon that does not use fire or explosions (such as an act of combustion) Fists, elbows, knee, a knife, swords, club an axe etc;
Man Devin got into it with two guys at the club last night and laid them both out. mans a “cold weapon”
by Sketchy at best July 22, 2022
Get the Cold weaponmug. A big guy with a cool hat, just look at his hate.
His weapon is Sasha and costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon, for twelve seconds.
His weapon is Sasha and costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon, for twelve seconds.
Scout: Maybe eat a salad next time, heavy weapons guy, ya fatty
Heavy: Shut up scout, Spy is your dad
Heavy: Shut up scout, Spy is your dad
by Broman memedude March 21, 2023
Get the Heavy weapons guymug. someone so extraordinary that they need to be examined in some underground highly classified facility
For example someone who plays a 5-back in online competitive Fifa Ultimate Team
or
Someone who eats Peanut butter alone on toast
For example someone who plays a 5-back in online competitive Fifa Ultimate Team
or
Someone who eats Peanut butter alone on toast
Just faced a guy in the weekend league and his team had 5 defenders ... That guy is a Right Near Weapon
by Jonathan Ojong September 2, 2022
Get the A Right Near Weaponmug.