Pretending or giving the illusion of incompetence and ignorance to hide or conceal your intellectual genius or diabolical plan.
Rudy Giuliani intended to give a press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel...but due to a mix up it was actually at...The Four Seasons Total Lawn Care Center that was between an Adult Bookstore and a Crematorium. The press thought it was a sign of his incompetence and true ignorance, but in reality it was "Incompetent Camouflage" designed by him to give his clients enemies a continued false sense of security while he continued with is plan.
by Rogue_Leader November 9, 2020

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 3, 2022

by Hym Iam May 8, 2023

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 8, 2024

Deliberate incompetence is a form of extreme couuetil occurs when a person find it to be in his or her best interests to pretend to have a low level of intelligence, or pretend to have beahvioral problems, or pretend to have inferior skills. Deliberate incompetence is also a form of harassment Christians and other religions use to target workers with superior skills. Deliberate incompetence is closely related to the drone phenomenon and religious and nationalist corruption.
I have known that man for years! He's not incompetent, he's pretending to be! This is motivated deliberate incompetence.
by NartDaFart May 10, 2023

Something so beyond stupid that you do, and you don't even understand you've made a complete fool of yourself.
Hang on. I forgot to tell you there's another step beyond incompetently stupid. It's called beytarded.
by Sexydimma October 14, 2024

Someone who only got the job because they are gay and the gay boss likes that. Couldn't do the work for shit.
I wonder if it was Gavin himself or some Incompetent Queer underling who came up with the phrase "Make America Gavin Again". This drivel exemplifies why corruption is a bad thing. We get worse ideas because of it.
by Publius0987 August 26, 2025
