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Global slang
Pretending inability to avoid tasks; manipulative avoidance of responsibility
Safe to use?
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Tone
Casual and context-dependent.
Region
Global
Formality
Semi-informal; still use judgment.
weaponized incompetence means Pretending inability to avoid tasks; manipulative avoidance of responsibility. It is best read as global slang associated with Global.
"weaponized incompetence" means Pretending inability to avoid tasks; manipulative avoidance of responsibility. In Global, the nuance may be more specific.
Casual and context-dependent.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
Mysterious, aloof partner energy contrasted with golden retriever type
In a committed, intimate relationship.
Sending occasional flirtatious messages without committing to real contact
The colder months when singles look to "cuff" (tie themselves to) a partner for warmth ...
To hook up; to make out (past tense of "ficar" in this context)
Friends with benefits – regular sex without romantic commitment
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