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LinkedIn 

An online forum originally intended for professional people to form links with others that they know and trust professionally in order to further their own and their company’s business interests. LinkedIn was co-founded by Reid Hoffman who was previously Executive Vice President in charge of business and corporate development for PayPal and was launched in 2003. Unfortunately, like so many other things (Urban Dictionary for example), it has been overrun by talentless, self-aggrandising wannabes who have nothing to offer the workplace except copious quantities of bullshit.
Interestingly, Hoffman stated that 27 percent of LinkedIn subscribers are recruiters; perhaps this would explain why using recruiters to solve a staffing problem is usually a complete disaster, they’re so full of their own bullshit they believe everyone else’s.
“Have you heard that Malcolm has put up a profile on LinkedIn? Delusions of grandeur or what!”
Delusions of grandeur? That fuckwit Heale shouldn’t even have delusions of adequacy!”
LinkedIn by AKACroatalin August 15, 2016
Related Words

Walking Linkedin 

People who always talk about themselves or things they've accomplished.
Don't invite Tiffany to the party. She is like Walking Linkedin. Everyone's going to want to leave.

lunaediesophobia 

abnormal fear or extreme dislike of Mondays
The correct term for describing people who hate Mondays is lunaediesophobia.
lunaediesophobia by V. Fox December 1, 2014

LinkedInality 

1. the state or quality of having existence or substance on LinkedIn;
2. its not fully a reality but it does have a part of reality, which is unfortunately sometimes needed to get attention to your LinkedIn profile and your résumé.
Do not believe everything you read on Linkedin where people post about their achievements, its LinkedInality not reality.
LinkedInality by wise.master October 11, 2021
The result of being removed from a professional group or network.
After misleading her boss that a co-worker made a mistake when the mistake was actually her own, Sara was linkedout by most of her colleagues.
linkedout by JArthurK November 1, 2013

Black Linked 

An act of trolling where a link to Rebecca Black's Friday, is put instead of a legitimate link.
This leads to frustration and a horrendous tune stuck in one's head for days.
Facebook Friend: Yo, dude I'm having some trouble with that homework.

Me: Dude, just check out this video, it explains it all (links to Rebecca Black's "Friday")

Facebook Friend: Wtf dude!

Me: You've just been Black linked.
Black Linked by Trollnen October 25, 2011