Sometimes people use “respect” to mean “treating someone like a person” and sometimes they use “respect” to mean “treating someone like an authority.” And sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say “if you won’t respect me I won’t respect you” and they mean “if you won’t treat me like an
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A Short Glossary for Culture Warriors
CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES: Hurt other people, apologize to Jesus, and get into Heaven.
Read on »I don’t need your dictionary; I gots my own lexicon
Merriam-Webster gives us a list of their favorite top-ten words that are not in the dictionary. I’ve heard ginormous before, and my sister has used slickery on occasion. I have my own lexicon of made up words and phrases, although because of cognitive displaysia, there are some things I’ve forgotten to add.
Read on »The Redneck Dictionary of Medical Terms
Bacteria – Back door to cafeteria.
Read on »Neologisms and New Words Dictionary: A – L
Neologisms are alternate meanings for common words – a few of those, plus some new words from old ones.
Read on »Systematic Buzz Phrase Projector
Those of us used to writing technical and business reports know how difficult it can be to use just the right phrase to convey the true depth of your topic. Now, professionals and students alike can seem like etymological geniuses, thanks to the "Systematic Buzz Phrase Projector" created by Phillip Broughton, a U.S. Public Health Service official.
Read on »Neologisms and New Words Dictionary: M-Z
Neologisms are alternate meanings for common words – a few of those, plus some new words from old ones.
Read on »A Women’s Glossary
Argument (ar*gyou*ment) n.: A discussion that occurs when you’re right, but he just hasn’t realized it yet.
Read on »What Your Resume Really Means
I’m Extremely Adept At All Manner Of Office Organization: I can make my own coffee.
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Author Unknown Adminisphere: Middle Management: the rarified organizational layers beginning just above the rank and file. Decisions that fall from the adminisphere are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were designed to solve. Assmosis: The process by which some people seem to absorb success and advancement by kissing up to the boss.
Read on »How To Write A Recommendation Letter That You Don’t Really Mean
Having to write letters of recommendation for people with very dubious qualifications can cause serious legal troubles in a time when laws have eroded the confidentiality of business letters.
Read on »Hickbonics/English Dictionary
HEIDI – (noun): Greeting.
Read on »Dictionary of Evaluation Comments
Some of you might like to know what the supervisor is really saying in all those glowing employee work performance evaluations s/he keeps cranking out.
Read on »Job Advertisment Glossary
COMPETITIVE SALARY: We remain competitive by paying less than our competitors.
Read on »Jewish English or ‘Hebonics’
The Encino School Board has declared Jewish English a second language. Backers of the move say the district is the first in the nation to recognize Hebonics as the language of many of America’s Jews. Here are some descriptions of the characteristics of the language, and samples of phrases in standard English and Jewish English.
Read on »Parent’s Dictionary
Amnesia: condition that enables a woman who has gone through labor to have sex again.
Read on »Computer Definitions
404: Someone who’s clueless. From the WWW message "404, URL not found." Meaning that the document you’ve tried to access can’t be located. "Don’t bother asking him; he’s 404."
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Author Unknown ABSENT: (n) The notation generally following your name in a class record. ADMISSIONS OFFICE: (n) Where they take you to get you to admit you’ve mooned the keynote speaker during "new student weekend." ANATOMY: (n) One of those classes that sounds vaguely risque until you find out what it REALLY involves. BIOLOGY: (n)
Read on »Cheddarhead Dictionary
If you think you can deck yourself out in green and gold and walk around occasionally bellowing "Go-Pack-Go!" and qualify as a Wisconsin native… you’re dead wrong. Youse gotta know the lingo too, ya-know, hey. For your enjoyment, here’s an updated list of Wisconsinisms. This stuff drives a spell checker crazy.
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