1. Blamestorming: a discussion of why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.
2. Seagull Manager: a manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves.
3. Mouse Potato: the on-line, wired generation’s version of couch potato.
4. SITCOM: Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage. What a Yuppie couple gets when they have children and one of them stops working to stay home with the children.
5. Swipeout: A debit or credit card rendered useless because the magnetic strip has been worn away by overuse.
6. Irritainment: TV shows and media spectacles that are annoying but you can’t stop watching them.
7. Percussive Maintenance: the fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work.
8. 404: Designation for someone who is clueless. From the WWW error message “404 Not Found.”
9. Generica: Features of towns and areas that are the same no matter where one is, such as fast-food joints, strip malls, and subdivisions.
10. Ohnosecond: The length of time during which you realize you just made a mistake, such as hitting the SEND button too soon.
Good ones. Especially blamestorming, 404, generica, ohnosecond. Those are words I can use.
Comment by cheryl — August 9, 2008 @ 7:45 pm