A portmanteau word (from swear + automatic) meaning a task that automatically makes you want to swear whilst doing the task. The task
may be fiddly or may have steps in it that cause you unnecessary pain, causing you to make full use of your vocabulary of expletives. This is particularly the
case for small, menial, unnecessary difficult tasks, such as tasks involving technology or craft items.
A useful word to alert those around you that what you are doing or about to do may cause you to
loose your temper, say words you might
regret or otherwise be grumpy to those around you who you may otherwise have a
happy existence. On being alerted, those around you can then leave you alone or put in place supportive measures to help you
get through the task in hand.