Now you democrat wags may have seen this on t-shirts across the nation but it's new to me & it made me laugh lots.
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I googled (spot the neologism) neologisms & came up with these.
Blamestorming:
Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.
Body Nazis:
Hardcore exercise and weightlifting fanatics who look down on anyone who doesn't work out obsessively.
Seagull Manager:
A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, shits on everything and then leaves.
Chainsaw Consultant:
An outside expert brought in to reduce the employee headcount, leaving the top brass with clean hands.
Cube Farm:
An office filled with cubicles.
Idea Hamsters:
People who always seem to have their idea generators running.
Mouse Potato:
The online, wired generation's answer to the couch potato.
Squirt the Bird:
To transmit a signal to a satellite.
Starter Marriage:
A short-lived first marriage that ends in divorce with no kids, no property and no regrets.
Stress Puppy:
A person who seems to thrive on being stressed out and whiny.
Swiped Out:
An ATM or credit card that has been rendered useless because the magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use.
Tourists:
People who take training classes just to get a vacation from their jobs. "We had three serious students in the class; the rest were just tourists."
Treeware:
Hacker slang for documentation or other printed material, such as books.
Xerox Subsidy:
Euphemism for swiping free photocopies from one's workplace.
Going Postal:
Euphemism for being totally stressed out, for losing it. Makes reference to the unfortunate track record of postal employees who have snapped and gone on shooting rampages.
Alpha Geek:
The most knowledgeable, technically proficient person in an office or work group. "Ask Larry, he's the alpha geek around here."
Chips and Salsa
Chips = hardware, salsa = software. "Well, first we gotta figure out if the problem's in your chips or your salsa."
Flight Risk:
Used to describe employees who are suspected of planning to leave a company or department soon.
Irritainment:
Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying, but you find yourself unable to stop watching them. e.g. Professional wresting.
Percussive Maintenance:
The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.
Uninstalled:
Euphemism for being fired. Heard on the voicemail of a vice president at a downsizing computer firm: "You have reached the number of an uninstalled vice president. Please dial our main number and ask the operator for assistance." See also Decruitment.
From: http://www.neologisms.us/
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