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work rape

when someone you try to avoid at work catches you at your desk when you are not paying attention, thereby holding you there against your will while they spout their meaningless opinions about work goings-on

this can also occur in hallways/stairways/others' offices

this person does not necessarily have to be a coworker, work rapists may include: salespeople, delivery people, children of the owner
Valerie: "Where's Mike?"

Janet: "Oh, poor guy, Herbie is in today - caught Mike at his desk and is work raping him about some new scheme he has."

Valerie: "HR really needs to do something about our frequent work rape situations!"
by wildjem December 14, 2009
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work poop

Getting paid to drop off a load. Best shit ever
I took two work poops today at Sound World.
by methhhh April 22, 2014
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Work Drunk

When you work night shifts and your brain stops working. You may appear intoxicated and have difficulty driving home.
I probably shouldn't text my Tinder date right now, I'm a little bit work drunk...
by djn-rock July 27, 2016
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spec work

Spec work (short for speculative) is any job for which the client expects to see examples or a finished product before agreeing to pay a fee.
The client wasn't satisfied with the job so the designer didn't get his fee, because he agreed to do spec work.
by olelundan September 17, 2010
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drug worker

SImilar to a sex worker, a drug worker is anyone who works in any capacity in the drug trade, legal or illegal. A pharmacy cashier is a drug worker. A medical marijuana dispensary cashier is a drug worker. Someone who sells heroin needles is a drug worker. A go-between who gets drugs from dealer to customer is a drug worker. A look-out who watches for cops is a drug worker. A person who tests ecstasy at raves is a drug worker.
If we legalized weed, drug workers could pay taxes into the Social SEcurity system and keep it solvent.
by Stoned Faux July 26, 2018
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work widow

Commonly found among the partners of consultants and salespeople, a state of "temporary widowhood" caused by the work or work travel schedule of a significant other. A woman, married or in a relationship, who is often left alone on a regular basis for significant periods of time (multiple days), enough to seem to be single or without companionship.

Male version: Work Widower
With her husband's work schedule only allowing him to visit every other weekend, she was often know to refer to herself as a 'work widow'.
by MeganInMunich November 10, 2008
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workaholic

A person who is addicted to working, to the point where their life consists only of work and sleep. They have very few friends, if any, and some rarely see their own families.
Workaholics often suffer from fatigue, sleeping disorders, stress and stress-related ailments, and some eventually work themselves to death. Workaholics are a common sight in some East Asian countries, but are less prevalent in North America and even less in Europe.
Jimmy neglects his family so he can spend more time working, he's a workaholic.
by captainfugu December 30, 2008
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