2 definitions by Oxford Collegiate Scholar
To turn a mistake, blunder or error into an overwhelming accomplishment. May be used as a noun or verb.
Yes, he may have cost the company thousands of dollars in lost man hours due to testing the completely wrong application suite. Not to Botta the situation, but at least that suite he did test is now 100% fool proof and bug free.
by Oxford Collegiate Scholar February 9, 2009
An act of turning a previous mistake, error or gaff into an inspirational or otherwise motivational axiom. See also: Botta.
He may have misspoken when he said "teamship" instead of "teamwork" or "partnership", but he really pulled a Widmer - it's become the new office motto.
by Oxford Collegiate Scholar February 9, 2009