Condition experienced when an individual becomes slightly depressed and generally stagnant as a result of a recent departure from visiting friends in another geographical location.
"I had a great time this weekend, but after leaving behind the fun of the orgies, binge drinking, and non-stop hot-tubbing, I find myself in a state of Post-Departure Depression. FML"
by theGentleman February 24, 2009
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Man 1: Ok, thanks.
Carol in Advertsing: Go to floor 12, and ask for Tracey in Finance.
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Man 1: My head is spinning so much, I have Department Shuffle!
Man 1: Ok, thanks.
Carol in Advertsing: Go to floor 12, and ask for Tracey in Finance.
Man 1: Ok...
Tracey in Finance: Sorry, you've made a mistake. You want to talk to Sharon in Research
Man 1: My head is spinning so much, I have Department Shuffle!
by Gee37 May 31, 2009
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When one member of an academic department at a university hooks up with another member of the same department.
Considered slightly incestuous because often members of the same department are often an insular social group that work, hang out and often live (roommates) together. Can also lead to a degree of nepotism.
On the other hand, can be quite common or even encouraged due to the lack of interaction with non-members of the department.
Considered slightly incestuous because often members of the same department are often an insular social group that work, hang out and often live (roommates) together. Can also lead to a degree of nepotism.
On the other hand, can be quite common or even encouraged due to the lack of interaction with non-members of the department.
If you are going to take time away from your studies for a love life, make it department-cest so you don't get too distracted. Lab or office-cest is off-limits though.
Did you hear Mike and Sally are shacking up? Department-cest!
Did you hear Mike and Sally are shacking up? Department-cest!
by Mike4587 November 22, 2010
Get the department-cest mug.The opposite of department-cest. Dating/fucking someone outside your academic department. Usually applied in reference to graduate students.
From the genetics term "outcross" referring to a mating between individuals from two different linages or populations.
From the genetics term "outcross" referring to a mating between individuals from two different linages or populations.
Damn, you have screwed every chick in the department aside from your officemates! Time for a departmental out-cross!
by Mike4587 December 2, 2010
Get the Departmental out-cross mug.An alternative collective noun for a shuffle of bureaucrats, specifically those with some sort of auditing task. Inspired by their flocking behaviour and use of clipboards as a work tool. Derogatory.
"Better sort out those paperclips, Bob; the Department of Clipboards is just getting out of the lift."
by Matti! Matti! Matti! October 13, 2012
Get the Department of Clipboards mug.The act of leaving while a party is still raging. The prime example of departying is heading off to work (or to get a little sleep before work) while your friends remain in the grips of full party mania -- especially if the party is going down at your own house.
Sorry to be departying from you all, but my boss gets in at 8 am sharp, and he keeps track if I'm on the job by then.
Dude, are you really departying right now? That chica is all hot for you!
Hey, I got to departy -- but Ill be back in eight, so keep it going and don't shave my dog, put my cat in the freezer or none of that while I'm gone, okay?
Departying is such sour sorrow
Dude, are you really departying right now? That chica is all hot for you!
Hey, I got to departy -- but Ill be back in eight, so keep it going and don't shave my dog, put my cat in the freezer or none of that while I'm gone, okay?
Departying is such sour sorrow
by Creed Cur June 18, 2013
Get the Departying mug.To be lacking in substance, constitution or value. Adj. form in reference to a person typically concerns a shortcoming or absence in moral fiber, productivity or work ethic. Related to oxygen thief and antithetical to the Nietzschean Ubermensch as a drain on the collective strength and well-being of the human species.
The human subject is typically able-bodied, affluent or fiscally comfortable and suffers no shortage of consumer power, receipt of State resources and occupation of physical space-time. Dearths of worth, by nature, defy existing laws of nature and cannot be defined in terms of classical physics and Aristotelian, Copernican or Newtonian mechanics. Human dearths of worth likewise cannot be categorised in standard anthropological taxonomy or psychological evaluation. Most human dearths of worth do however adhere to the Law of Energy Conservation by their exertion of minimal energy and effort in producing as little new capital as possible. Conversely, they may also engage in and cause vast expenditure of labor in work which produces little or no tangible results in economic or cultural advancement. The contrast between this state of existence and their pathological inability to contribute to the betterment of humanity may find comparisons in quantum theory and deep cosmology; the living 'dearths of worth' are analogous to black holes and antimatter.
The human subject is typically able-bodied, affluent or fiscally comfortable and suffers no shortage of consumer power, receipt of State resources and occupation of physical space-time. Dearths of worth, by nature, defy existing laws of nature and cannot be defined in terms of classical physics and Aristotelian, Copernican or Newtonian mechanics. Human dearths of worth likewise cannot be categorised in standard anthropological taxonomy or psychological evaluation. Most human dearths of worth do however adhere to the Law of Energy Conservation by their exertion of minimal energy and effort in producing as little new capital as possible. Conversely, they may also engage in and cause vast expenditure of labor in work which produces little or no tangible results in economic or cultural advancement. The contrast between this state of existence and their pathological inability to contribute to the betterment of humanity may find comparisons in quantum theory and deep cosmology; the living 'dearths of worth' are analogous to black holes and antimatter.
'Living' dearths of worth should not be confused with wasters or alkies. Substance abusers provide cultural enrichment by caricature, dramatic representation and living examples to provide educative warnings to others; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Trainspotting being two examples. Likewise, living dearths of worth are not by definition jobless or workshy; many have regular employment and even command positions of financial and political power. Examples include hedge fund managers and institutions which receive gargantuan fiscal rewards after causing catastrophic economic damage.
"Tha' new lassie Deborah's been hingin' abit noat daen' any o'the paperowrk. Uht's a disgrace."
"Ah, Jock, Deborah is not new. She has been here four years now. I do not think in such time she has produced one viable body of paperwork in all that time."
"Sae why d'the bosses keep her oan fir?"
"It defies rational explanation. She is a dearth of worth."
"The dog just sits there. Three house fires and not so much as a bark. The owners love him though, always buying him luxury dog treats."
"They've got themselves a dearth of worth for a pet."
"He speaks of the superiority of his race and its accomplishments."
"What does he do for a living?"
"He sells write-off cars to college students and young mothers."
"What does he do in his spare time?"
"He shouts at his television and writes hate mail to the local school board."
"He is most likely a dearth of worth."
"Tha' new lassie Deborah's been hingin' abit noat daen' any o'the paperowrk. Uht's a disgrace."
"Ah, Jock, Deborah is not new. She has been here four years now. I do not think in such time she has produced one viable body of paperwork in all that time."
"Sae why d'the bosses keep her oan fir?"
"It defies rational explanation. She is a dearth of worth."
"The dog just sits there. Three house fires and not so much as a bark. The owners love him though, always buying him luxury dog treats."
"They've got themselves a dearth of worth for a pet."
"He speaks of the superiority of his race and its accomplishments."
"What does he do for a living?"
"He sells write-off cars to college students and young mothers."
"What does he do in his spare time?"
"He shouts at his television and writes hate mail to the local school board."
"He is most likely a dearth of worth."
by GoodFellaJack July 30, 2014
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