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Counterproductive Workplace Behaviour 

This is behaviour on the part of an employee or employees that works against the legitimate interests of the organisation that employs them or indeed their own interests. This sort of behaviour is detrimental to the organisation, its employees, clients and customers. It is believed that persons with a tendency to experience anger are more likely to respond to a stressful situation, such as being treated unfairly with counterproductive workplace behaviour.
When the supervisor blamed Charlie for his own mistake, Charlie deliberately jammed all three photocopiers in a fit of counterproductive workplace behaviour.

counterparty 

(FINANCE) for a financial instrument, the person/institution who takes the opposite position. For example, in a credit default swap (CDS), the buyer is someone who needs insurance against the possibility that a borrower will default on a loan. In that case, the counterparty is whoever receives the CDS premiums, and pays out in the event of default.
The purpose of financial options is to minimize risk to the buyer; therefore, it creates potentially lucrative opportunities for the counterparty, because the counterparty takes on so much risk.
counterparty by Abu Yahya April 5, 2010

counterparty 

n. a party thrown in response to another party in which the thrower of sed counterparty was not invited to the original party to diminish the total number of people that show up to the original party and make sed original party look lame
DUDE, let's throw a counterparty to make Davis's party look lame, by inviting everyone invited to his party and others so our party is bigger and better than his.
counterparty by Alex Alfonso December 21, 2008

Countering 

Verb : ( To Counter) in present progressive. To place ones partner on a counter and have hot steamy sex with said person
"Dude, I countered her last night"
Jimmy picked up sandy and brought her in the kitchen for a good countering.
Countering by lollol777734 January 31, 2009

Counterinjewitive 

The act of a jewish person doing something that goes agaist the traditional jewish sterotype.
For example: if a jewish man offered to pay for everyone's meal, that would be counterinjewitive.
Counterinjewitive by Doctor Draper December 17, 2008

counterpertuitive

An action that is intuitive, but counterproductive to the aims or well-being of the subject.
Eric, it's highly counterpertuitive to go running around in the snow when you're intoxicated.