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Family's Anchor

The one person in the family who is either unusually successful, good looking or smart when compared to the rest of the family.
Jim: Wow, Brenda is gorgeous and just made partner at the firm.

Dave: Yeah, and it's a miracle too, if you saw the rest of her family. She's her family's anchor!
by sprtagt June 3, 2011
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Gotta go get some work done

It's what you say when you're traveling for business, typically at a trade show or event, and you want to go back to your hotel room to use the crapper.
Listen guys, I'll be back in a bit. I gotta go get some work done.
by sprtagt June 3, 2011
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cloudified

Rebuilding an existing technology to perform better in the Cloud. Typically, this includes making the technology 'elastic' so that users pay only for what they use--like electricity.
Postgres Plus Cloud Database uses the open source PostgreSQL database, but it's been cloudified to allow for auto-scaling, easy set up and automated DBA tasks.
by sprtagt January 14, 2012
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Jobby

jobbyist, n; jobbies, plural
(1) combination of hobby and job.

(2) requirements and responsibilities of a jobby are similar to a job, but the pay is similar to that of a hobby.

(3) typically, the person working at the jobby would consider it a 'job', but reasonable people may disagree.
Jobby examples: PTA President, golf course marshal, churchwarden, many activities performed by stay-at-home parents
by sprtagt September 9, 2010
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glamour hippy

Person, typically a woman, who's in to yoga, organic foods, alternative folk music, liberal causes and is probably a vegetarian, but also loves expensive jewelry, wines (typically red), expensive clothes, lots of traveling (in nice hotels).
Sally's a vegetarian and only eats organic foods, so after her yoga class she shops at Whole Foods, and she cares about keeping a small carbon footprint, so she drives there in her Tesla. Of course, while she's there, she sees a great California cabernet for only $69, and buys six.

Yeah, she's a hippy: a glamour hippy.
by sprtagt August 5, 2014
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SAD: Seasonal Anticipation Disorder

People who start looking forward to the next weather season about halfway through the current season. In the winter they can’t wait until it’s warm and in the summer they can’t wait to wear boots and coats.
Every year it’s the same thing, about halfway through winter Anne is looking forward to the next season.Then it’s the same in summer. It’s either too hot or too cold. Yeah, it’s SAD: Seasonal Anticipation Disorder.
by sprtagt March 22, 2025
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Jobby

jobbyest, n; jobbies, pl

(1) combination of hobby and job
(2) the requirements and responsibilities of a job, but the pay of a hobby
(3) typically, the jobbyest believes they have a job, but reasonable people may disagree
Jobby examples include: PTA president, golf course marshal, churchwarden, most activities engaged in by stay-at-home parents
by sprtagt September 9, 2010
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