Definitions by PRwiz101
screengrabber
(n.) - an exciting book read on an electronic reading device that one cannot put down, similar to how some print books are called "page-turners"
"Wow, Dan Brown's latest book is a real screengrabber. I couldn't put my Kindle down all night!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in a publisher's office in Manhattan, January 23, 2010
-- overheard at a watercooler in a publisher's office in Manhattan, January 23, 2010
screengrabber by PRwiz101 March 10, 2010
screengrab
(n.) -- An image taken from a computer screen or homepage and duplicating it on a newspaper or magazine page (grabbing the image from the screen)
"That YouTube video image in the newspaper today was a screengrab, that's how the editors got it, off the computer screen."
-- overheard in a newsroom at a newspaper in New York, July 3, 1999
-- overheard in a newsroom at a newspaper in New York, July 3, 1999
screengrab by PRwiz101 March 10, 2010
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
-- overheard at a watercooler in a San Francisco office building on January 28, 2010
smudge magnet by PRwiz101 January 29, 2010
quote magnet
(n.) - a famous person, living or dead, who people often attribute quotes to, even though he or she might not have actually said the things they are quoted as saying; examples are Albert Einstein, Mark Twain and Winston Churchill, among others.
"You know, Einstein is a real quote magnet. There are websites and blogs all over the Internet that attribute quotes to him that in some cases he never uttered or wrote. It's hard to know what's true and what's not!"
quote magnet by PRwiz101 January 22, 2010
idea juice
"Last month, I was in a funk, and I could hardly come up with any new ideas for my cartoon strip. But now I am back to normal and the idea juice is flowing!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in a design studio in Manhattan on January 15, 2010
-- overheard at a watercooler in a design studio in Manhattan on January 15, 2010
idea juice by PRwiz101 January 22, 2010
crash possums
(n.) -- words that are spelled incorrrectly, for all the world to see, on TV broadcasts at CNN and other networks
"I've seen some real bloopers and howlers on CNN recently, where the headline writer spelled "competing" as "competiting" and things like that. Happens almost every day on my TV screen, all the networks do it. Don't they have copyeditors? I call them 'crash possums' because they remind me of dead possums on rural roads and highways."
-- Overheard outside a coffee shop in Harvard Square in Cambridge on January 8, 2010
-- Overheard outside a coffee shop in Harvard Square in Cambridge on January 8, 2010
crash possums by PRwiz101 January 16, 2010
brainbow
"Bob, your idea is so good, I want to call it a brainbow! It really soars above the rest, and it's a keeper. Brilliant!"
-- Overheard at a watercooler in Mountain View, California on January 9, 2010
-- Overheard at a watercooler in Mountain View, California on January 9, 2010