Definitions by AKACroatalin

Counterproductive Workplace Behaviour 

This is behaviour on the part of an employee or employees that works against the legitimate interests of the organisation that employs them or indeed their own interests. This sort of behaviour is detrimental to the organisation, its employees, clients and customers. It is believed that persons with a tendency to experience anger are more likely to respond to a stressful situation, such as being treated unfairly with counterproductive workplace behaviour.

When the supervisor blamed Charlie for his own mistake, Charlie deliberately jammed all three photocopiers in a fit of counterproductive workplace behaviour.

Counterproductive Workplace Behaviour by AKACroatalin June 11, 2015

Snotrag 

A handkerchief or tissue. It is usually applied to a handkerchief or tissue that has been used and when examined the contents make you want to puke and you wonder whether you might have snorted out brain matter, as the product is foul, disgusting and should be classed as a biohazard. The word can be used to describe someone who has the same effect on people, a vile creature who makes the skin crawl and whose presence makes falling face first into a gangrenous cowpat seem positively pleasant in comparison.

“That snotrag should be burned!”
“Handkerchief or person?”
“Yes.”

Snotrag by AKACroatalin June 11, 2015

Multi-purpose 

It means having numerous uses, being versatile or capable of being used for a great many different things.

The Swiss Army Knife is a multi-purpose tool.

Multi-purpose by AKACroatalin June 9, 2015

Americanism 

An Americanism is a word, phrase or expression, commonly used in the United States, that has managed to escape from America to pollute the wider English language.

Each Americanism subverts the integrity of the English language.

Americanism by AKACroatalin June 9, 2015

All talk and no action 

All talk and no action is a description that can be applied to the chattering classes, certain politicians, incompetent managers, just about anyone who talks a lot, usually rubbish or irrelevancies, about a problem or situation but does sod all to resolve it. It can also be applied to males or females who talk a lot about sex, but when it comes down to getting physical run a mile

“How did you get on with that bird from HR last night?”
“Waste of time, all talk and no action.”

All talk and no action by AKACroatalin June 9, 2015

Namby-pamby 

A namby-pamby (plural namby-pambies) is someone, usually a male, who is overly weak, sentimental or indecisive. It was a play on the name of Ambrose Philips, who wrote sickeningly sentimental poems for children. The nickname was devised by Henry Carey, a poet and songwriter, who wrote “God Save the Queen” and “My Country ‘tis of Thee”. It was popularized, however, by Alexander Pope in his satirical epic “The Dunciad”. It can also be used as an adjective meaning weak or spineless, lacking vigour or decisiveness, and overly sentimental.

The poet Ambrose Philips was the original Namby-Pamby.

Namby-pamby by AKACroatalin June 9, 2015

Molly Piss 

British slang, originating in Plymouth, Devon, it means an ineffectual male. The epithet also implies that the recipient is also moronic impotent, effeminate and incompetent. The origin is believed to derive from the expression 'not worth a Molly's piss', where Molly or Mollie was a slang name for a prostitute. So a Molly Piss is someone who is not worth a prostitute’s piss, meaning that they are of no account or totally worthless.

“Mark’s all uptight and emotional because Terry pointed out a fundamental error in his figures, says he’s going to resign because he can’t take the constant criticism.”
“What a molly piss!”

Molly Piss by AKACroatalin June 5, 2015