Definitions by furry trout

Jefflon 

Someone who has a purported level of subject matter expertise, yet consistently shies away from any circumstance when that expertise may be called into question for fear that the knowledge castle of sand will be revealed.

Boy Wonder just had another Jefflon moment. He was asked to speak about the recent OCIE release and just weaseled his way off the agenda again.

Jefflon by Furry Trout September 27, 2013

Zombie Bowl

A public toilet that someone has left completely shrouded in toilet paper

I went into the men’s room this afternoon and the back stall contained a zombie bowl. There was so much paper draped around the thing, I was afraid whatever lay beneath might re-animate if disturbed.

Zombie Bowl by Furry Trout December 14, 2012

Indiafication 

The process of assuming the lingual practice of using too many adjectives to describe something, which stems from spending too much time either in an offshore subcontinent office or conversing with individuals from said office.

Mike demonstrated that his indiafication is nearing completion when he described his latest privacy issue as “surprising, jaw-dropping, shocking really” at the seniors meeting today.

Indiafication by Furry Trout February 19, 2012

Jargonista 

A person who is able to use a variety of technical terms to ultimately say nothing meaningful, but somehow still manages to satisfactorily answer questions from senior management, all while sipping a Venti, sugar-free, non-fat, vanilla soy, double shot, decaf, no foam, extra hot, Peppermint White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha with light whip, upside-down, 1 pump of peppermint, 1 and 3/8 pumps vanilla, heavy whip-cream, 3 ice cubes, 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg sprinkled on top, with green sprinkles, light cinnamon dusted on, stirred, with no lid, double cupped, and a straw

Gary is the ultimate jargonista. He was able to deflect each of Claire's questions with a bunch of mis-used and non-sensical technical terms without spilling his latest barista creation.

Jargonista by Furry Trout August 14, 2011

Amalgamadage 

Successfully botching or combining two cliché’s into one new phrase that makes no sense, but still allows the listener to understand the intended platitude.

Jeffrey coined another classic amalgamadage today. We were talking about trying to minimize the aggravation our customer was experiencing, and he blurts out, “Spite my nose of the very hand that feeds us.” It was an incredible blend of “Cut off your nose despite your face” and “Bite the hand that feeds you.” I was rendered speechless, yet still managed to take copious notes.

Amalgamadage by Furry Trout July 12, 2011

Interview Fatigue Syndrome 

A condition reached after much initial exuberance about the prospect of hiring additional staff, only to be worn down by a plethora of mediocre, under-qualified or part-time insane candidates, leaving the interviewer with the beer goggle equivalent mentality that even a sub-par candidate late in the system has some great appeal that derives more from a desire to get the process completed than from finding the correct person to hire

Jim is definitely experiencing Interview Fatigue Syndrome. The last candidate he wanted to hire actual wore green socks outside his suit pants.

Interview Fatigue Syndrome by Furry Trout November 25, 2010

Overdescriber 

Someone who, in a conversation, can’t stop using adjectives to describe something, even after the sentence has gone grammatically awry

Red Fraggle is such an overdescriber. Today she was on the phone with a client and actually said “it's still kinda the same activity a little bit like this kind of” when she was comparing today’s activity to previous activity.

Overdescriber by Furry Trout May 12, 2010