How to Pronounce "weaponized incompetence"
expression
ˈwɛpəˌnaɪzd/ /ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns
WEH-puh-nyzd in-KAHM-puh-tens
ˈwɛpənaɪzd/ /ɪnkˈɒmpɪtəns
WEH-puh-nyzd in-KOM-pi-tens
Definition
Weaponized incompetence is when someone pretends to be bad at a task on purpose to avoid doing it, often so that someone else will do it for them.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwɛpəˌnaɪzd/ /ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns
British English
ˈwɛpənaɪzd/ /ɪnkˈɒmpɪtəns
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WEH-puh-nyzd in-KAHM-puh-tens
UK
WEH-puh-nyzd in-KOM-pi-tens
Listen in Context
He used weaponized incompetence to get out of doing the dishes.
Some people use weaponized incompetence at work to avoid difficult tasks.
She recognized his weaponized incompetence after he messed up the laundry again.
I can't believe he's pulling the weaponized incompetence act again just to get out of planning the trip.