Definitions by Anonymus Bosch

prairie-dogging 

A phenomenon where, in a landscape of office cubicles, a number of people stand up to look around over the tops of the cube walls. Usually an unexpected/loud noise or verbal exchange will cause the curious to rise like prairie dogs out of their holes. The people will scan the cube horizon and soon sit back down.

The white noise system was going nuts and making crazy barking sounds--nobody could get much done because of all the prairie-dogging.

prairie-dogging by Anonymus Bosch June 30, 2006

Called in slack 

To phone or email your place of work with an obvious fabrication, saying you can't come in.

Hey, Manfred called in slack. He said his garage burned down again ...I heard empty beer cans knocked over in the background while he mumbled.

Called in slack by Anonymus Bosch June 28, 2006

out-of-pocket

To front money you don't expect to get back, refunded, or applied to future expenses (as in pulling cash out of your pocket).

I wanted to get that fish-food service, but I had to come up with $45 out-of-pocket.

out-of-pocket by Anonymus Bosch June 20, 2006

bounce a box

IT slang: to reboot a computer. (Bounce = reboot, box = computer). It sounds dirty, so we like saying it.

Carla locked out her account again, so I reset her password and told her to bounce her box.

("bounce a box" -- engine won't let me submit this without exactly the same grammar... please edit this sentence out when approved--thanks!)

bounce a box by Anonymus Bosch June 20, 2006

flan 

Short for flannel, the comfy wintertime fabric.

"Matilda sure looked hot in her new flan jammies, 'specially 'cause she forgot the pants."

flan by Anonymus Bosch January 12, 2006

froob 

A rude football fan.

That froob is so sauced on 3.2 he couldn't shut it to save his mother's life!

froob by Anonymus Bosch January 12, 2006

fingering 

To accuse someone of a misdeed to an authority (as in pointing your finger at someone).

"They found the broken window and asked John about it. He started fingering Manfred right away, so they let him go and hauled Manfred in to talk about it."

fingering by Anonymus Bosch January 11, 2006