SMI

Subject Matter Ignoramus: used to describe a manager or executive who supposedly knows "how to lead" but knows nothing about the actual business or activities he or she is supposed to manage. Pronounced "smigh" -- rhymes with "sigh".

Opposite of subject matter expert (SME).
They've hired a SMI to head up the Roads Department: the guy can't tell concrete from asphalt -- hell, he doesn't even drive.
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stick of fire

A short time. The short time it would take to burn a stick, as opposed to a log.

Expression is common in Trinidad and among Trinis living in US and Canada.
You staying for dinner?

Nah, I just dropped by for a stick of fire.
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texpert

Person with lots of book learning but little practical experience or knowledge. A pedant.

From the Beatles' song "I Am the Walrus".
"Expert, texpert, choking smoker, don't you hear the joker laugh at you?"
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QPQ

QPQ = quid pro quo or "this for that", meaning an exchange, usually even or fair. A basic principle in maintaining relationships and partnerships.
We can get a discount on legal billings if we give them QPQ next quarter on our accounting fee.

My girlfriend gives me great blowjobs, cuz she loves my QPQ on her pussy.
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staffpower

The number of employees in an organization. The size of a company's staff complement.

Gender-neutral version of "manpower"
We lack the staffpower to grow this business: we need to recruit more account reps.
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hard nut

1. A stubborn, cynical person, especially an employee or colleague who resists efforts to improve. "Nut" is English slang for "head".

2. A tough problem that is hard to solve is a "hard nut to crack".
1. Jim tried everything to improve the audit team's morale, but the hard nuts just labelled him "lame."

2. Until the US economy recovers, unemployment will be a hard nut to crack.
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chicken mouse

Total wimp. Extreme coward. Weak and scared.
That chicken mouse would run from his own shadow!
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