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51. metabusy (mĕt'ə-bĭz'ē)
- a. (adj.) Engaged in activity directed at becoming busy, usually from an inability to complete a primary task given the current situation.
Example: "Since my hard drive crashed, I am metabusy trying to finish my reports."
52. offshource (ôf'shôrs')
- a. (v.) To send jobs to another country.
53. outsourcerer (ăüt-sôr'sər-ər)
- a. (n.) One who propagates and promotes the belief in outsourcery, often for their own personal gain.
54. outsourcery (ăüt-sôr'sə-rē)
- a. (n.) The ability, whether true or misconceived, of an organization or individual to make a business' problems magically vanish through the provision of outsource solutions.
- b. (n.) High-quality outsourcing. Inspired by outsourcing the communications and IT or other needs of businesses to remove all the headaches, complexities and excessive costs that come with implementing these systems on-site. The ‘sourcery’, or sorcery, refers to the bit of magic involved in joining people up with outsourced solutions. This provides businesses a great feeling of security and relief knowing that technology is working smoothly to enable them to reach their goals.
55. parcehole (pärs'hōl)
- a. (n.) An irritating person that works in the post office or shipping service.
56. philantropic (fĭl'ən-trŏp'ĭk)
- a. (adj.) Describing anyone who dispenses aid from funds set aside for humanitarian purposes only to those in countries located on or near the equator.
57. plaquack (plăk'wăk)
- a. (n.) The one mysterious dentist out of five who doesn't provide advice such as recommending sugarless gum for his patients who chew gum.
58. plotician (plŏt-tĭ'shən)
- a. (n.) One who devotes their career to the elimination and repair of plotholes.
- b. (n.) One who can only perform an action if it has been done in a movie or book.
59. preambulator (prē-ăm'byə-lāt'ər)
- a. (n.) One who makes a living by writing introductions or forewords to other documents.
60. primuctified (prī'mŭk'tə-fīd')
- a. (adj.) Describing a feeling one experiences when one is the first to walk over a freshly mopped floor, often while the janitor looks on.
61. publishedy (pŭb'lĭsh'tē)
- a. (adj.) Describing one who is either showing off that they've been published, or who is busy promoting their published work.
Example: Steve is being very publishedy with his new book.
62. quipple (kwĭp'əl)
- a. (n.) Zero or none, referring to wealth.
Example: For all his hard work, he received quipple.
63. runawaykey (rŭn-ə'wā-kē)
- a. (n.) Situation where one wakes up late in the morning, realizes they have misplaced their keys and is late to work. Often occurring on Mondays.
64. Salmon Day (sām'ən dā)
- a. (n.) Spending an entire day swimming upstream only to get skewered and die in the end.
Example: "Today was another Salmon Day at work."
65. santorum (sän-tôr-əm)
- a. (n.) A frothy mix of lubrication and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct certain unsanitary activities. Some sick people would google for more information. Etymology: Savage Love, 5/29/2003
- b. (n.) Proper The U.S. Senator, Rick Santorum, from Pennsylvania.
66. scandroid (skăn'droid')
- a. (n.) One of many striped price codes that mysteriously began appearing on consumer products back in the 1990's.
- b. (n.) The drones that work long hours in the checkout lines scanning the items people buy.
67. scantwitch (skăn'twĭch)
- a. (v.) The act of repeatedly trying to scan an item in hopes that one does not have to enter the UPC code by hand.
68. scrapper (skrăp'ər)
- a. (n.) Someone who designs scrapbooks.
69. scribline (skrīb-līn)
- a. (n.) The blank area on the back of credit cards where one's signature goes.
70. seagull (sē'gŭl')
- a. (v.) To enter someone's workplace, make a lot of noise, mess everything up, and then leave.
71. SEO (ĕs-ē-ō)
- a. (acro.) Search Engine Oaf; one who knows absolutely nothing about search engine optimization and other items related to internet marketing and the dealings of internet marketers.
72. skrilla (skrĭl'ə)
- a. (n.) Money; cash to be spent freely, not saved.
Example: "I've got to go to work so I can make myself some skrilla."
73. smutvertising (smŭt'vər-tīz'ĭng)
- a. (n.) The use, falsely or otherwise, of sexually arousing video or imagery to gain interest from parties who would otherwise ignore one's offerings.
Example: I'm really getting sick of all the smutvertising on YouTube®.
74. sniffalist (snĭf-ə-lĭst)
- a. (n.) Any person partaking in the annoying habit of rhythmic sniffing or snorting though free of allergy, cold, or flu. The behavior is a sad attempt to get attention from those within earshot and often precedes speech or movement. Such people can be found in cubicle farms, quiet coffee shops, and university libraries.
75. spammalogue (spăm'ə-lŏg)
- a. (n.) An unsolicited, unwanted, and one-sided series of emails, usually concerning romantic hopes or business pursuits. Most common in cases of heartbreak.
