Compretence

Pretending to have competence in an area, usually in a professional setting, where one's ability to pretend to know a subject may go further than actual knowledge. Think Dilbert + competence + pretense

Jesper's compretence led him to rise quickly in the company.

- Was Sarah's experience a match for the new project?
- No, but she had enough compretence that management didn't see through her bullshit.

by Erolinthesky February 22, 2017

compretend

When someone seems to be comprehending directions or instructions but it turns out that they are just pretending.

My boss just explained the project to me and I nodded like I understood, but I was just compretending.

by CaptainRong1 December 23, 2013

competence

The art of performing a simple or non-simple task without fucking everything up

Our college notes were written by someone who clearly hasn't got competence

by SaucerPilot May 19, 2016

copretendency

When two people pretend to be needed by each other, falsely empowering each other.

I knew I had a copretendency when I asked my boyfriend to open a beer I could open myself so that he would have something to offer me.

by Legs4days January 10, 2021

competence porn

Competence porn is a plot with a type of character who is insanely good at something - usually involving some plot-twisting plans.

Coined by Reddit user Rabbithen.

Some of the main characters in shows like: Breaking Bad, Sherlock, Code Geass, Death Note, Dexter, Mad Men, Doctor House, House of Cards, White Collar, Prison Break, Limitless, Big Love, Hannibal, The Bourne Identity, Jack Reacher

provide you with competence porn.

by charlemagne March 5, 2014

Competencentracion

(Com-pe-ten-sen-traction)
When you concerntrate really hard on something and it’s escaping your mind a little bit but then you get it.

“I knew I knew what I was talking about and then I competencentraciatied (plural of competencentracion) enough that the answer became clear”

by Drunk Anonymous December 7, 2018

comprehence

the understanding and learning of a subject and/ or a group of words

reading a paragraph and comprehending what it means
the part that you undertand is the part that you comprehence

by Dr P.h. Hubblestien October 28, 2009