shoe-switching

the mental process of putting yourself in someone else's shoes, so you can consider how they may be thinking and how they may be feeling

Before reacting to something someone says to me at school, I should do some shoe-switching first.

by Cuz it's free August 14, 2018

Boss Switching

When you are WFH working from home under a pandemic lockdown and you are about to walk over to your desk and start work. You are Boss Switching, switching from your home boss to your work boss.

When you are Working From Home under a Pandemic Lockdown and you are about to walk over to your desk and start work. You are Boss Switching, switching from your home boss to your work boss.

by JDawg70 July 22, 2020

Task Switching

When your supervisor or manager asks you to complete a task and you put the task/duty onto another coworker while on shift.

Last night at work my manager asked me to do something during my shift. I found my nearest coworker and gave the task that I didn't want to do to them. Task Switching is really difficult to pull off since it must be consensual for the employee receiving your assigned task.

by calinelly July 12, 2021

Lane Switching Tango

When two people keep switching lanes in an attempt to not cause an accident. Typically caused by people who blindly merge.

Man, I was driving to work and this lady nearly hit me and made me do the lane switching tango.

by Rusty BallsR 69 October 29, 2021

Queer-Switching

The practice of moving back and forth between two languages or between two dialects or registers of the same language at one time. This is more commonly known as code-switching and something people of color do to fit into a white society. But this specific word relates to switching the way a LGBTQIA+ person talks around other non LGBTQ people. For example using someone’s deadname and she/her prounouns around family members they aren’t out to. And then using the correct name and their real pronouns around others.

I was queer-switching when I used those pronouns for y

by ciudadesgemelos2026 April 14, 2022

Code Switching

Changing the way you speak so as to become more 'Palatable' to different audiences.
Code switching isn't something that's necessarily used in everyday language, it's more-so something that's done without thought.

Code Switching Ex. A 'Yeah girl, cuh she talmbout summ oh, da da da da daaaa, you needa be here at 11am or you gon get 'Reprimanded'..... Liiikkee? Da fuck I look like gettin a uber jus for you to be like 'Oh we-ohn neeju no more you can go home. She triflin... and das exacly why... Hollup that's my new Job callin now- *** Hello...? Yes this is she....... I'd love that actually, I'm free any day after 3PM.... Okay, Wonderful Thank you so much for calling I've been having scheduling issues with my current job, really excited.. Okay... Alright, thanks again..*
Ex B. YAAASSS GIRLYPOOPPS SLAAAAYYY It's really giving, like imagine you me the Gala...? I would be that bitch HELLO!??!- All the straight boys would be on their kneeessss...... It's kind of cunty no?- *** Yeah Dad..? Nah this is just the Tux I plan on wearing this weekend, it looks really nice right? Ha-'

by Ya-Moms-Wife May 1, 2023

Code-switching

Switching between different languages or dialects depending on the situation

Code-switching: Switching between different languages or dialects depending on the situation

by Abundance Love January 12, 2025