con ref

Dishonesty when giving a job reference with the hope of convincing them to take your bad employee off your hands.
When they called, gave them a con ref so they would take Bob. It would be cheaper and less awkward than firing him.
by DirtyWaterbury March 08, 2019
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lollipops and rainbows

super optimistic and oblivious state of mind, especially common in the naive. origin: Wizard of Oz references.
She was all lollipops and rainbows after she opened her college acceptance letter... just wait until she finds out how much its going to cost though.
by DirtyWaterbury February 19, 2016
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scarlet fever blanket

a wooly, scratchy, undesirable blanket. in a traditional sense: a red wool camp blanket with a couple of large gray or black stripes on it. similar to a camp blanket that white settlers would trade to native americans, and unintentionally pass along scarlet fever.
I have a scarlet fever blanket in the back of my Jeep...so we could load the firewood into my car if you want.
by DirtyWaterbury February 19, 2016
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prius pride

beaming with the pride of driving a Prius. Typically wont shut up about how much MPG they get. Perhaps making smug comments that are rooted in thoughts that they are better person than you because they are “saving the environment.”
Consumed in their Prius Pride, they are oblivious to the reality of everyone else on highway laughing at them for driving such a fugly, small, under-powered rollerskate of a car.
by DirtyWaterbury November 23, 2016
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hit by the bus

Phrase used when evaluating how much risk exists in a (software) project, more specifically, if project success is too dependent upon any one principal team member. Closely related to "bus factor".
What if Eugene is hit by the bus, who will approve Git pull requests?
by DirtyWaterbury March 08, 2019
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