“Government work” is what one does for oneself in a shop on company time using company tools, machinery and materials. “Government work” “hides” the fact that you are stealing company resources by implying that it’s a secret, off the books, project. But since everyone knows what “government work” means you really aren’t hiding anything, you’re sharing an inside joke.
When someone says “that’s good enough for government work,” they are admitting that they are doing less than perfect work because it’s just for their personal use.
When someone says “that’s good enough for government work,” they are admitting that they are doing less than perfect work because it’s just for their personal use.
Worker 1: What’s that? It doesn’t look like any of our usual products.
Worker 2: I can’t tell you, It’s government work.
Worker 1: It looks like a part for your new motorcycle.
Worker 2: I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you.
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Worker 1: That part you’re working on will never pass inspection.
Worker 2: Doesn’t matter, it’s government work.
Worker 2: I can’t tell you, It’s government work.
Worker 1: It looks like a part for your new motorcycle.
Worker 2: I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you.
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Worker 1: That part you’re working on will never pass inspection.
Worker 2: Doesn’t matter, it’s government work.
by Gray_Hare January 16, 2025
Get the Government workmug. Hym "Yes which is why you're stealing it and then crossing your fingers and hoping the government let's you get away with not credit or paying. There will be no 'working with' you are stealing from me so a retard can call himself what I am. I don't need to be working with for you to have to pay and no I don't have to sit here and wait for you to reverse engineer my theory in such a way that you can lie any say you didn't need my input in the first place."
by Hym Iam July 14, 2025
Get the Working Withmug. A word used to express when you need to sound like you have a lot of work to do but will actually be doing nothing. This word is typically used in a work setting amongst your employees.
by The Real Kyle est.2001 June 20, 2019
Get the STIP Workmug. Hey this is James Thompson, inventor of all things ever made in the universe, universe included. I can get you some working cap, that's what I call it in 'the biz' you know? HAHA! No, but seriously not only can I get you working cap, but I'll also sell you my pet chupacabra for a pack of cigarettes. I may have no life, money, credibility or truth to anything I say, but I can get you some working cap for about 35% interest. I used to own Dubai also, then sold it after I found some less than stellar info on an audit I was doing for the Israeli government, but whatever. So what do you say about that working cap?!
by anti-JT December 20, 2010
Get the working capmug. Work is the definition of long ours and hard time put into effort. It seems to never end, though work can sometimes be fun. If you work at a pizza place, or a kids playground!
by Skittles&M&M’s April 28, 2020
Get the Workmug. Working is when during a rehearsal of the critically acclaimed Floor 5 show in the WVU lab theatre Justin, Ethan, and Molly say they're getting back to work but actually do a series of hand signals toward the stage manager Hannah instead of getting back to rehearsal.
You guys don't know what Working (In Terms of Faith King) means (Faith said after falling to the ground in tears).
by Giiigda January 24, 2024
Get the Working (In Terms of Faith King)mug.