PRwiz101's definitions

smudge magnet

(n.) -- A hi-tech tablet gadget like the iPad or the Kindle which whether nerdy-looking or sleek nevertheless becomes a smudge magnet during use at home or office.

"I love the entire concept of the iPad, but I am just worried it's going to become just another smudge magnet in my home."

-- overheard at a watercooler in a San Francisco office building on January 28, 2010

by PRwiz101 January 29, 2010

incredulosity

(n.) -- An indistinct but generally high measure of incredulity.

"My disbelief rose beyond incredulity to an even higher degree of incredulosity."

-- overheard at a watercooler in an office building in Providence, Rhode Island, October 1, 2009

by PRwiz101 October 2, 2009

eback

(n.) -- an e-book composed in or converted to a digital format for display on a computer screen or handheld device; first there were hardbacks and paperbacks, now there are ebacks

"I just ordered Stephen King's latest novel in digital format. For me, an eback is just as a good as a paperback book, even better, because I can store it for use anytime anywhere and read it off a variety of screens."

-- overheard at a watercooler in a bookstore in Chicago on March 24, 2010

by PRwiz101 April 4, 2010

I've been Romenesko'd

When Jim Romenesko's news industry blog mentions your name or your newspaper's name with a link to your website.

"Wow, Jim Romenesko linked to my oped piece in the Times today, first time that ever happened! Can't wait to tell my friends that I've been Romenesko'd."

-- overheard in a newsroom in Manhattan, March 12, 2010

by PRwiz101 March 30, 2010

PRfie

(n.) - a selfie that was actually a public relations stunt set up by a PR operative

"You know that selfie that Ortiz said he took with Obama? Turns out it was really just a PRfie set up by his Samsung team."

-- overheard at a watercooler at MIT in Boston, April 3, 2014

by PRwiz101 May 18, 2014

newspipe

(n.) - A news platform on the Internet that replaces the traditional daily newspaper on newsprint.

"Newspapers are so yesterday, and they are destined to go the way of the dodo. The newspipe will replace the newspaper, and life will go on with no loss of life or limb, just a few adjustments here and there. I believe the future lies in newspipes, the lovely variety of them all!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in the New York Times building on March 27, 2010

by PRwiz101 April 10, 2010

marmalade dropper

(n.) - A news story so bizarre it makes you drop the marmalade when you are reading the newspaper or news on your iPad tablet at breakfast.

"Wow, the story about that guy embezzling all the money right in front of his co-workers' eyes is an amazing marmalade dropper. How come nobody noticed?"

-- overheard at a water cooler in a Manhattan office building, January 25, 2011

by PRwiz101 March 13, 2011