Proactive outsourcing

The strategic act of volunteering tasks, advocating for action, or setting expectations, with the unspoken plan that someone else will actually follow through and do the work.

• “We really need to stay on top of this project,” she said, in classic proactive outsourcing fashion — then disappeared for the rest of the week.
• His proactive outsourcing game is strong: he starts every meeting with action items he never touches.

by DrPunkt April 15, 2025

Brolative

One of your homie's friends. You've never met them but by extension in the presence of your homie they become your homie for the time being as well.

Yea man that guy we spoke to at the party was a brolative.

by Awegenmole December 31, 2025

Sarcastically Proactive

To be sarcastically proactive is to be active in what you're currently or about to do as well as being sarcastic about it. This is mostly found in people with either sarcastic or emo-like personalities.

"Oh there she goes again, being sarcastically proactive in shelving those boxes..."
"Hey Mike, quit being sarcastically proactive and be ACTUALLY proactive."
"Why is everyone in the room saying I'm sarcastically proactive? All I did was place the pens in the envelope box..."

by Joshite November 7, 2018