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work the room

1. A host, hostess, or guest to interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation.

2. A performer or public speaker to interact with one's audience, taking cues from its reactions and adapting one's performance or words to elicit the audience's attention and enthusiasm.
1. As a campaigning politician, he really knew how to shake hands, kiss babies, and work the room.
2. In show business parlance, Miss Hudson knows how to "work the room." Her comic turns are as rooted in vaudeville as her high-style wit is straight out of the smart supper club circuit.
by sankary May 3, 2015
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Work Toyam

Ben is a plumber by trade. Sometimes the drains are clogged due to a customer's excessive masturbating tendencies, and sometimes it's because of Ben's frequent Work Toyams.
by BV69BV May 2, 2017
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Work Wake

When someone wakes up at earlier than they wanted to on the weekend because they are used to waking up early for work.
Dave - "Fuck man, I'm really tired today because I work waked at 6am this morning and couldn't get back to sleep."

Kevin - "Go fuck yourself"
by DirtyDaveSanchez December 19, 2010
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Work avoidance technician

Some who works harder to avoid work than the task it self
Look at this work avoidance technician over here, he's working harder hiding from the foreman than doing the job.
by Uncow March 23, 2011
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work release

Basically a program in most prison systems that allows a badass to parlay on the outside for the week before going back to the yard on weekends to show and register time served.
" ...it's like work release, on the f***in police"- Keith Murray
by Donnyboy January 22, 2007
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work friend

Someone you connect with at work (ie send same-time messages all day, take bathroom breaks together and share your lunch). The way in which you interact at work leads people to believe you are best friends when in reality you would never been seen outside work with them.
Steve: So are you inviting Tonya to the Pub Crawl?
Jessica: No bro, she's a total work friend.
by turnUPtunes February 1, 2009
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work of shame

Having to show up for work in yesterday's clothes or the outfit you wore to the bar the night before, because you hooked up or had a booty call and overslept.
Dan: Hey Ted, switch ties with me and maybe no one will notice I'm doing the work of shame today.
Ted: Sure, but you reek like the bar and sex, so I doubt it'll help.

Co-worker: Nice mini-dress Stephanie! Doing the work of shame today?
by Lady Lilith February 8, 2010
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