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locavore:
One whose diet consists primarily of locally-produced food.
Nominated by Aunt Shecky
RECENTLY ADDED:
maternal profiling:
A form of discrimination. Generally occurs when the
boss is making decisions about promotions or new job assignments
and factors in whether a woman has children or might possibly
have a child sometime in the near future.
Nominated by Patty Bonnstetter
harsh my mellow:
To spoil a good mood or disturb your tranquility.
"I was enjoying a quiet afternoon on the beach, when
someone's barking dog harshed my mellow."
Nominated
by John-Barry Livingstone
staycation: A stay-at-home vacation.
Thanks to high gas prices and
the sluggish economy, that's all most
of us can afford.
Nominated by Barry Lipton
crib crasher:
Someone who shows up at your front door unannounced.
Nominated by Robert
Hensel
digital native:
A person who has never lived in a world without computers, cell
phones, iPods, etc.
nanomanagers:
Bosses who have taken micromanaging to a whole new level of
nitpicking.
Nominated by Stephen
Stone
PowerPoint singalong:
A presentation read verbatim from the slides without
observations, notes, comments or asides of any kind. Monotone
optional, but not required.
Nominated by Mark Simon
jingle mail:
To simply mail your house keys back to the bank
because the mortgage is worth more
than the house itself. (Pssst: The keys "jingle" in the
otherwise empty envelope.)
Truck Factor:
The number of people on your team who have to be hit by a truck
before the project is in serious trouble.
Nominated by Michael
Finnegan
flight insurance:
Incentives given to key employees to keep them from jumping
ship, particularly when the company is being sold to someone
employees might not be thrilled to work for.
Nominated by Gary
Wollin
electile dysfunction:
The inability to become excited about any of the candidates for
president.
Nominated by Scott
Dittman
airball: The corporate version of a
cat hairball. Someone who makes lots of noise, disrupts
everything, has the potential to make a big mess - but
ultimately does nothing.
Nominated by Bud Pass
COR: The
latest C-level title - Chief Obstacle Remover.
Nominated by Michael
Thiel, president of IC Intracom US, but whose business card
lists his title as COR
friendquest: Requesting someone to
be a friend and or buddy on an online social network.
Nominated by
Mike Pena
casual carpooling: Commuting to work
by hitchhiking with drivers who need a third person to qualify
for the HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes.
Nominated by Eric
Riggan
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