Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Important Vocabulary

Here's this week's vocabulary words. Be able to spell & use in a sentence by this Friday.
http://www.theofficelife.com/business-jargon-dictionary-A.html

Acluistic [adj.]
The state of being completely 'without a clue.'

Duck shuffler [n.]
Someone who disrupts your affairs after you've finally gotten all your 'ducks in a row.'

OT mail [n.]
OverTime-mail. The practice of sending your boss a superfluous email, to indirectly let him know how late you were working.

RDB [n.]
Rectal DataBase. The origin of ideas that are pulled out of one's ass.

Sacred cow [n.]
A program or product that may be unprofitable, but cannot be questioned.

TLA [n.]
Three Letter Acronym. There's no time to say three whole words, even when complaining about overused acronyms.

Turd polishing [v.]
Efforts to make cosmetic improvements to something that is fundamentally flawed.

Tree killer [n.]
Someone who insists on printing every email, document, and webpage they come across.

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