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illiciteracy 

A lack of knowledge/education regarding unacceptable behavior.
Ethan Couch's "affluenza" defense was about as pathetic and unbelievable as someone claiming illiciteracy about ordinary everyday matters --- naturally, one should indeed respect/forgive someone's not being aware of a "non-obvious/universal" law or custom, but everyone with even half an ounce of common sense knows that getting roaring-drunk and then rocketing down a dark rural highway at 70-plus mph is ALWAYS a big no-no, regardless of what jurisdiction you happen to be in!
illiciteracy by QuacksO August 12, 2018
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Parking-lot Illiteracy 

The inability of drivers to understand how a parking lot works. These individuals pull down wrong lanes, drive through lanes and parking spaces
Pulling into the WalMart parking-lot some moron nearly ran into me because he was driving the wrong way. Yep. This guy definitely suffers from parking-lot illiteracy.

illiteracy 

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90% of people on the internet suffer from illiteracy.
illiteracy by Zenzerbeth February 18, 2015

illiteracy 

A viral disease spreading across the internet faster than an F1 racer on speed.
Illiteracy? Waht r j00? Gh3y?
illiteracy by Sith Lord Cheese June 17, 2006

Emotional Illiteracy

e·mo·tion·al il·lit·er·a·cy
Adjective
When a person gets so frustrated or upset with someone/thing that they allow their emotions to control the way they speak or type.

Symptoms: stuttering, improper grammar or excessive spelling errors

Not to be mistaken with Emotional Literacy - the concept proposed by the psychotherapist Claude Steiner in the 1970s that refers to the ability to understand emotions, listen to others and empathize with their emotional states, as well as express emotions in a productive way.
(Emotional Illiteracy)
*Two co-workers are discussing the behavior of a fellow co-worker*
Frodo:"I can't stand riding to work with Tony Stark, his road rage is so bad that I can't understand what he's yelling half of the time"
Shaq:"I understand what you mean, I find his emotional illiteracy to be quite amusing on some of the rides home"

(Emotionally Illiterate)
*Two strangers are arguing on an online post*
"How do you expect me to have an argument like an adult when you're so emotionally illiterate that I can't understand what you're saying?"

Selective Illiteracy Syndrome 

Selective Illiteracy Syndrome is a serious mental/moral impairment which afflicts individuals who disagree with something but do not examine the presented evidence in support of what they differ with -not because they can’t read- they habitually choose to NOT honestly read out of an irrational paralysing fear that those they disagree with just might be right!

Usually employed by contrarians, internet atheists, trolls and the lazy.
C: You said you wanted proof for my position. Here is all the verifiable evidence that I could find.

A: You're still wrong!

C: How exactly?

A: ....um, reasons.

C: You never read it did you? And I suppose you never intend to either, simply because you don't WANT it to be true!. So...How long have you been suffering from Selective Illiteracy Syndrome?

Corporate Illiteracy 

The inability to read emails or follow directions within a corporate setting.
Did anyone even read the meeting invite notes or one of the many follow up emails I sent to come prepared to answer questions? Wow, corporate Illiteracy rates are high this week.
Corporate Illiteracy by Dokki June 12, 2020
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Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
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"Yeah... I know."
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
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