KurtSteinerPL's definitions

press rifle

(from PR - "public relations" and transformed into "press rifle") public relations practices from press releases that correct unfavorable statements to complex crisis management when PR specialists and managers need to act like a QRF - quick reaction force, not to leave the incident, rumor, claim or charge without comment, especially when the accusations made by the press (or media in general) are aggressive and require adequate response similar to counter-attack with precise and effective hit on the charge, thus similar to using a rifle;

The agency used the best of their press rifle practices to suppress the media chatter and counter the charges against the chairman of the company.

by KurtSteinerPL December 20, 2012

fakebook liker

a fake Facebook profile created to increase the number of likers of a fan-page and interaction on the wall (wall-posting, comments, sharing, liking etc.)

Tom: Wow, you have a nice number of fans on your fan-page.
John: Yeah, right... The truth is that half of them are fakebook likers.
Tom: What?
John: I created fake profiles to boost the number of likers a bit and interaction on the company's Facebook fan-page. I post something and then I log as Tim Doherty, Jen Smith etc. who are not real people, but just fake profiles, the fakebook likers commenting, sharing my post etc. Without them, there wouldn't be any interaction at all.

by KurtSteinerPL February 28, 2012

next door radio

people who live next door to you in a block of flats and watch TV so loud that you can hear every single word very well as if it is your own radio playing in your apartment

Jack: You turned your radio on?
Hugh: No, it is my next door radio.
Jack: What?
Hugh: My next door radio. My neighbours who watch TV so loud that I can hear it through the wall and undestand each word very well.

by KurtSteinerPL January 17, 2012

favor-friend

a person who gives you a call or comes to you only when he/she needs a favor and uses the fact that you have a good heart - if he/she doesn't need anything from you, there will be no "how are you?" question or anything, but still this person will pretend that he/she is your great friend;

Bruno: I'm disappointed with my friendship with Alice. I used to believe we were friends, but now I see she's only a favor-friend. It is I who usually starts conversation, who calls, send Christmas wishes, who asks how things are going and so on. She nevers does so. She calls only when she needs something. Sad...

by KurtSteinerPL July 28, 2009

Mephistofella

a person who has a bad influence on you - it is like a cartoon devil sitting on your shoulder and making you commit sin, crime etc. - from Mephistopheles - the demon in the Faust legend

Frank: What happened to Jeremy? He used to be such a good student and all.
Susan: Well, he started hanging out with this new boy, Jason, a real Mephistofella, that dragged him into cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.

by KurtSteinerPL July 24, 2009

unhappy hours

working hours, all the time you spend at work, for instance between 8am and 4 pm etc.

James: How 'bout a beer tomorrow? At "Johnny's" they have happy hours between 4 and 5 pm.
Chris: Sure thing, bro. But first, I'll have to go through my unhappy hours at "Johnson and Sons".

by KurtSteinerPL July 14, 2009

Englischeisse

a word, a phrase or a sentence that is supposedly written in English, but is nothing but a huge mistake pretending to be an English word - common in crappy translations (from German - "scheisse" - "crap" or "shit") conducted by people who do not know English at all or know very little;

Mike: Oh my God, look at that toy police cruiser!
Jenna: What?
Mike: They wrote "Justness" instead of "Justice". That'a huge Englischeisse!

by KurtSteinerPL August 27, 2009