Polite Wipe

The perfunctory wipe-down of a surface before someone else uses the still-filthy surface. It is commonly performed as a means to signal care and consideration for a third party without actually caring enough to clean properly.

I gave the phone a polite wipe before moving desks.

by Office Drone #695 September 19, 2019

Politically Depressed

Principled people feel an unshakable, deep depression set in when the wrong politics is winning in their government or culture.

That person is “politically depressed”.

After xyz won the election, I’m in a haze, daze, and/or stupor. I honestly feel politically depressed. In the clinical sense of that word. He’s been in office for YEARS and I still can’t shake the deep depression that has set in.

by Sue Denim September 4, 2020

Politically aligned sexual preference

aka. P.A.S.P.; When an individual is only sexually attracted to people of the same political identity as they are

Joana is a Democrat who has a politically aligned sexual preference; meaning she is only sexually attracted to people who also identify as being democrats.

by Vanguard 1998 April 3, 2021

political shadow

1. A government employee whose job is not viewed to be particularly important by most of the people who don’t work for the government that run into them, but their role plays an important function in keeping the government running efficiently and effectively. Usually, their employer or the individual/s who run the department or agency, because of their position in the government, work in the public spotlight, while political shadows tend to work more in the background, or in other words in the shadows, where they are seldom noticed by the general public. Often times these people either work in jobs where they don't deal with people that often, or they work in jobs where they deal with people frequently, but their role is frequently viewed as being less important than the role held by their employer.
2. The political impact an individual or group has on the world around them

1. Dave is a political shadow. He is a policy analysist who works for the U.S. Representative Aderholt. Most of the people who encounter him don't think his role is anywhere near as important as the role his employer has in the U.S. Government; yet without Dave, the policies would not be written that well and may not be as effective in achieving what the law was intended to do. Hence, he plays a very important role in ensuring the government operates in an effective manner.
2: Alexandra has a large political shadow because of the large number of Black Lives Matter protests and women's marches she has attended over the past four to five years; along with the numerous times she has lobbied political officials on various issues related to gender equality, gun control, racial justice, education, and the Covid-19. She has a very large political impact on the world around her.

by Vanguard 1998 March 20, 2021

Political Influencer

a person who takes part in influencing political outcomes.

Political Influencers include lobbyists, activists, donors, journalists, news anchors, organizations, political consultants, and other people that make money at the expense of U.S. citizens.

The political influencers lied every moment to feed their greed. It will be a cold day in hell before they'll give up controlling the political narrative.

by Save The Republic December 26, 2021

political

how to respond when someone types or says something that makes no sense

"yedgviueviyefvgfgrilewu"
"woah dont get too political there"

by morefuntomiss April 22, 2022

polite wash

To polish, bend and/or omit the truth in order to make it more palatable to the intended audience.

Because the question is open-ended yet specific to the employee’s needs/desires, it is hard for a candidate to “polite wash” the answer so that it fits what they think you want to hear.

by Too Fat to Be an Assassin June 12, 2018