verb (Bo'ing; past Bo'd; past part. Bo'd)
1. The
art of presenting partially incorect information on a topic which you have little or no expertise in,while giving off the impression of skill in the particular area being discussed. Currently being used in the IT industry by
mid-level managers in order to weasel out of business commitments and to avoid being reprimanded.
2. To knowingly present half truths instead of admitting that you simply don'
t know enough on the topic,even though you should.
Is often done by insecure and incompetent
people in order to distract colleagues from that
person'
s own deficiencies.
noun
a person who Bo'
s.
verb
1. Carsten didn'
t know how to solve the current problem with their application, so when the senior executive Sarah confronted Carsten with this, he had to Bo her.
noun
"That
guy is a total Bo"
1:
Hey, how did that important meeting with the customer go that you weren'
t prepared for?
"Don'
t worry, I Bo'd the shit out of them"
2: I am not ready for this meeting, I'm gonna have to Bo it.