A few of the latest phrases that have made their way, mostly via office workers and the Internet, into the English language.
GOOD Job: This acronym refers to a “Get Out Of Debt job”—a decent-paying job that you take just to pay down your debt, then quit.
Social Jet Lag: The exhaustion felt after staying up too late doing social networking on sites like Facebook.
PEBCAK: When your tech person grumbles this, the “Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard.” And if the problem is an “ID-Ten-T,” they’re calling you an “ID10T.”
Seagull Manager: A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, poops on everything, and then leaves.
Chips and Salsa: Nicknames for hardware (chips) and software (salsa), e.g., “Is the problem in the chips or the salsa?”
Keyboard Plaque: The disgusting stuff that builds up on your computer keys.
Chainsaw Consultant: Hired by a company to figure out the easiest way to reduce the number of employees.
Telephone Number Salary: The kind of salary we all wish for: one with seven digits.
Yuppie Food Stamps: The $20 bills that are spewed out of ATMs, as in “Oh dear! I didn’t know the Chard and brie were going to cost so much! Better go get some more yuppie food stamps.”
Nomophobia: Short for “nomobile phobia,” this is the terror that takes hold when you’re without your mobile phone, or simply out of signal range.
Assmosis: A way to soak up success—not by doing actual work, but by being very good at kissing the boss’s ass.
Crapplet: An “applet” is a computer application written to perform one task. (Example: the QuickTime movie player.) A “crapplet” is a crappy applet.
Dancing Baloney: Unnecessary and garish animation on a Web site, which amateur designers love—and the rest of the world hates.
Uninstalled: Fired.
Studies show that covering a wart with duct tape is more effective than having a doctor remove it.