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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
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