email reconnaissance

n. an efficient survey of three or more days worth of past emails in one sitting. This strategy is used to catch up on the important business that those emails may require. May be employed either by the busy or the lazy.

"I need to take a half-hour to do some email reconnaissance."

"What are you talking about?"

"Well, I've not been paying much attention to my email for a while, so I just need to get the lay of the land and find out if there are any land mines waiting for me in the form of uncompleted tasks or neglected personal friends. After that we can go to the game."

"Weird. Why didn't you just say that you were catching up on your email?"

by somedude8000 August 28, 2013

preconnaissance

Attending a convention a day early, to pick up alcohol early and scope things out.

Or organizing dinners or a pissup the day before the con.

Dude 1: When are you arriving to Kita?
Dude 2: Thursday, doing a bit of preconnaissance.

Dude 1: I might join you man.

by usagicha April 10, 2013

Renoconnaissance

Engaging in research and fact finding activities in order to gain intelligence on or find out the latest information on someone that is a complete and total ass for the sole purpose of laughing at their expense

I did some Renoconnaissance on J.P. and found out that he had been arrested. I looked up his arrest record and the mug shot was hilarious!

by The Defintion Don October 13, 2008

Renoconnaissance

Engaging in research and fact finding activities in order to gain intelligence or find out the latest information on someone, that is a complete and total ass, for the sole purpose of laughing at their expense.

I did some Renoconnaissance on J.P. and found out that he had been arrested. I looked up his arrest record and the mug shot was hilarious!

by The Definition Don October 9, 2008