TheExpatreneur's definitions

jointgate

Refers to the February 2022 'scandal' where Snoop Dogg got caught on camera smoking a joint at SoFi Stadium in LA before leading the Halftime Show at Super Bowl LVI in his hometown no less.

The funny thing about 'jointgate' was how the backlash Snoop Dogg got on Twitter for smoking a joint at SoFi Stadium was met with 10x more backlash to the backlash.

by TheExpatreneur February 24, 2022

plant parent

A person who thinks of their plants the way others tend to think about their pets or children.

With young Millenials seeming like overgrown adolescents, it's a good thing 'plant parents are the new pet parents'.

by TheExpatreneur September 13, 2019

Woke business strategy

Business strategy that brands itself in some way, shape or form as resisting Trump and/or GOP policies.

Adidas and Gucci, though not necessarily by choice, have now adopted a type of woke business strategy, following companies like Dicks' Sporting Goods (who quit selling handguns in response to school shootings) and Nike (who featured controversial societal critic, Colin Kapernick.

by TheExpatreneur February 7, 2019

Serial killer handsome

Good looking in relation to one's contemporaries (i.e. other serial killers)

Ted Bundy was no JFK Jr., but he was serial killer handsome, meaning that compared to Gacy, Dahmer and the like, he was a regular Clark Gable.

by TheExpatreneur January 29, 2019

amazonalypse

Term refers to the apocalyptic feeling that Amazon is on the verge of world domination.

Fewer and fewer 'cottage industry' types of business will be able to survive Amazonalypse.

by TheExpatreneur May 2, 2018

get versed

An imperative statement usually used in business contexts that implores people to know what they're talking about (particularly in regards to content and trending topics). I think of it as 'get a clue' meets 'know your shit' meets 'get your shinebox' meets 'get fucked'.

The new employee claimed on his CV to be 'Proficient in Market Trends'. Then we got to talking about the Sharing Economy and he'd never heard of Airbnb. I told him to get versed or start looking for a new job.

by TheExpatreneur August 1, 2015

corner boys

Boys growing up in urban areas whose circumstances compel them to sell drugs on the corners.

Michael, Namond, Duquan and Randy are the main four corner boys portrayed with devastating brilliance by in season four of The Wire

by TheExpatreneur January 19, 2015