A portmanteau of buffoonery and foolishness, buffoolery is a go-to term to describe the amount and/or nature of BS, chaos, ridiculousness, and idiocy you just witnessed, because they are so far beyond anything you could have anticipated or even conceptualized. When the moment calls for a response and you wish to keep your cool and sanity amidst all the craziness, it’s the only word you need. Or, it’s just a great word to comment on general shenanigans!
Dude! You leaving? This party is off the chain! Did you see the kangaroo kick the TV into the pool?
Yeah, I saw it. Too much buffoolery for me. I’m out.
The neighborhood watch reported a group of kids who egged everyone’s mailboxes.
What?! That’s some buffoolery right there. Those kids need sports, or something else positive to do.
Ludicrous decisions, behavior, actions, or utterance that results in a person or persons, to all appearances, being clownish, ignorant or stupid.
They doin some bufoolery at my job cuz I didn’t get paid today!
There’s some bufoolery going on here with this girl cutting the line like she don’t see me standing here.
I don’t have to put up with this bufoolery, I quit!
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.
In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.
The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.
Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.
A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."