legerdemaintenance

1. Creatively deceitful or purposefully obfuscated accounting practices used to hide illegal or embarrassing activities.

2. The mental gymnastics and/or cryptic keystroke sequences required to input data correctly into poorly designed and operationally suspect software applications (e.g., databases, .DOC & .PDF forms, etc.).

A triple portmanteau of 'ledger' (pad for posting business & accounting transactions), 'legerdemain' (magic; deception; trickery) and 'maintenance.'

Upon the discovery of Arthur Andersen's legerdemaintenance, Enron's house of cards collapsed into a stinking pile of shit bankrupting hundreds of former employees & investors.

by ET_Bill January 21, 2011

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proctological legerdemain

The art of magically pulling a project quickly out of your ass.

You: "The boss just went to lunch. He told me to create a new website so he can present it to the client when he gets back."

Coworker: "Guess you'll have to practice a little proctological legerdemain."

by Malgamere March 26, 2011

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boot legger

adjective/noun: meaning

One who sells replica products for a cash value.

uncle willy sold us these dvds he made.
uncle willy is a boot legger.

by parnelli February 25, 2009

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legorburu

a small rodent. Known in the mallorcan area as gchkcjhchfxjdjy

have you seen her, she is a real legorburu

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leger

This word can mean whatever you want it to mean. It can replace nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and even verbs.
It is the most flexible word in the entire world.

This has been a very leger day, my leger friend. = This has been a very (fine, good, awful, etc.) day my (good, caring, terrible, little, etc.) friend.

by Anonymous October 19, 2003

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