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Work shirt

Any clothing that is dirty and you wear when working with anything that has grease. It is also any shirt that you have to wash many times to get it wearable.
Parent: "Are you washing your work shirt again?"

Kid: "Yes why?"
Parent: "Because the water and electricity bill shot up $500!"
Kid starts running.
by Shockey August 28, 2015
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worker control

The term usually used to describe a business etc that is under the democratic control and management of the people who work their, that commonly have a practice of sharing the profit. Another common and famous phrase is by Karl Mark and Frederick Engels to describe such a situation is, 'Worker control of the means of production'.

Worker control is often advocated by people from center-left to left wing such as Socialist, Communist, Anarchists, Marxists, Christian Left and even some Social Democrats.

Note: Liberals are centrists and not to be confused with State Socialist to Stalinist's who advocate for state control instead of workers
Worker 1: "Man I hate my job so much, I feel like I don't have any power their or a lot of control over my life, what about you?"

Worker 2: "Well my company is worker controlled, so I have a say in all the stuff we do with the company, we even have a meeting tomorrow to find out if we should switch one of the materials that we use to something more safe."
by NotBad97 October 17, 2015
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work fog

That not-all-there dreamlike state you're in while at work. Typically diminishes as soon as you leave work. It tends to diminish slower on Mondays and fastest on Fridays. Common symptoms include endlessly staring into space and answering any and all questions with a simple huh what did you say.
Hey man {peers over cubical wall} you don't seem like you're all here today. Oh he's just in work fog.
by donb2 October 21, 2016
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worker's delusion

A chronic mental condition that affects the mind of a worker usually caused by a variety of different things including paranoia, fatigue, insomnia, and preexisting psychotic disorders. The workers affected by this condition are narcissistic, domineering, and often overbearing to work with.
Kenny wants to ask our boss if we could have a strict code of conduct and other crap however this is a pool cleaning service. He's suffering from a severe case of worker's delusion.
by Yobberson June 22, 2017
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Toy workers

Santa elfs who have little pay whatsoever. They usally get paid 2$ a day. They have poor ventilation in thier cramped, dangerous workshop.
Santa elfs are toy workers.
by u9h9uuuhhuu9h August 22, 2007
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would-worker

A person who would build nice, awesome things, if only they had that newest, best tool. Or, if they had any skills.
Example:
My neighbor Jeff is such a would-worker. He's always saying how he would build a new shed, and would build chairs, and would make furniture if he only had the ToolMaster 5000, instead of the MegaTool4500.
by R Salas February 19, 2009
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chinese work day

#1. I just spent a Chinese work day taking my SAT's.

#2. I just been shoppin' @ the mall for like a Chinese work day.

#3. Reese Witherspoon's chin is longer than a Chinese work day.
by piggychunks March 31, 2009
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