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professional purgatory

Experienced largely during a person's mid-twenties, denoting a period of a person's professional life where they feel they are pointlessly clocking in and clocking out, endlessly over what is viewed as an infinite length of time.
"I'm stuck in professional purgatory, Sue - however many jobs I apply for, I still have the cold sweat of having to wakeup tomorrow to do the same job that I hate, day in, day out"

"I'm so glad to have escaped professional purgatory; I've finally got a job where people give me a real wage, real responsibility and a sense of worth!!"
by Marwam September 27, 2013
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Urban Professional

A noun

Someone who specializes in working "downtown" - slang for a person who particularly enjoys performing oral sex. The term plays on the double meaning of "working downtown" as both a legitimate career reference and a sexual euphemism.
He told the girl in the bar he's an Urban Professional, and loves to work "Downtown".
by Trebel3 October 19, 2025
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Professional Nobody

Something narcissists will often call themselves when they try to pander to their audience.
"Hi I'm Catelyn and I'm a professional nobody! Follow me on instagram"

Person 1: "You make me sick. Have some humility"
by bscaller September 23, 2019
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Professional Hand Clown

Personal assistant to a professional Standup comedian or comedy writer.
She gets all her work done and everyone is happy with Jane; she aims to please and that’s what makes her such a good professional Hand Clown.
by AnnieSmoakly May 17, 2022
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P.L.E. (professional life experimenter)

A person who always does and never doesn’t. When presented with the opportunity to try something this person is all in. The results often end in more failures than succeses but in the end lead to a richer life and a more rounded person.
Man, That Bill Perkins guy will try anything, he is a P.L.E. (professional life experimenter)
by Beaglecaptain March 23, 2019
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Professional Mac Daddy

A professional Mac daddy is different from a traditional Mac daddy in the sense that he is more successful (in the context of both financial and sexual) than an average Mac daddy, a Mac daddy’s being more successful than an average Pimp.

A professional Mac daddy’s are also frequently small business owners. Owning establishment such as nightclubs and brothels.

One final thing a note is that with professional Mac Daddies is that womanizing has almost been completely eliminated. Mac’s will Prefer to Pimp slap People who hurt their “Ladies” rather than Pimp Slap their own “Ladies.”
Mac: Now Listen Mama, I ain’t no pimp, can you dig it? I’m a Professional Mac Daddy, a Lover Man, ain’t you worry ‘bout a damn thing!

Mama: Lover Man? Well how about you open up a bottle of Wine and I’ll see for myself.

Mac: Easy Now, I’ll open us up some of that Chateau d'Yquem, but first, let me “Play the Blues For You.”
by Odaman89 July 14, 2025
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professionally nasty

being nasty in a professional manner. Ref. Amit Sagar
I am going to write a professionally nasty email
by benny the jet March 18, 2014
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