| |
|
Alpha Geek: The most knowledgeable, technically proficient person in an office or work group. "Ask Larry, he's the alpha geek around here."
Beepilepsy: The brief seizure people sometimes have when their beeper goes off (especially in vibrator mode). Characterized by physical spasms, goofy facial expressions, and interruptions of speech in midsentence.
Betamaxed: When a technology is overtaken by an inferior, but better-marketed, technology. "Apple was Betamaxed out of the market by Microsoft."
Elvis Year: The peak year of something's (or someone's) popularity. "Barney the dinosaur's Elvis year was 1993."
Food Coupons: Twenty-dollar bills froman ATM.
Irritainment: Annoying (but riveting) media spectacles. The O.J. trials were a prime example.
Mouse Potato: The online, wired generation's answer to the couch potato.
Ohnosecond: That miniscule fraction of time in which you realize that you've just made a BIG mistake.
SITCOM: What yuppie parents turn into. Stands for Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage.
Zen Mail: E-mail messages that arrive in one's mailbox with no text in the message body.
Courtesy of Uncle John's All-Purpose Extra Strength Bathroom Reader, 13th ed.
Zoom. |
|
|
