by Spacco November 16, 2007
Get the Teflon Turdmug. (noun) - the action or systems necessary to compensate for a work environment in which authority to resolve a problem is chronically pushed up to the apex of an organization and accountability for having the problem solved is pushed down to the organization's lowest-ranking members.
Turd pumping, which is the verb form, is normally encouraged by punishing the subordinate worker for the non-compliance of his superiors.
Etymology: Because shit only flows downhill, anybody trying to make shit flow uphill must be using a pump.
Turd pumping, which is the verb form, is normally encouraged by punishing the subordinate worker for the non-compliance of his superiors.
Etymology: Because shit only flows downhill, anybody trying to make shit flow uphill must be using a pump.
Example 1: In a restaurant, the servers are made responsible for customer satisfaction but are denied the authority to order the kitchen to reheat cold food. One turd-pump method is to ask the waitress who is sleeping with the manager to take the food back to the kitchen for reheat.
Use in sentence: Janet can turd pump that steak back through the kitchen for you because the chef knows that the boss is hiding the sausage in her pantry.
Example 2 (use in sentence): Subordinate worker "begging for review" of document that subordinate worker is not allowed to file or submit to clients until the documents are reviewed by a superior, where the subordinate will be punished if results are not timely.
Use in sentence: The reason that Liu can't the client's assignment out on time is that you need a 3-phase turd pump to get the partners to sign anything this week.
Use in sentence: Janet can turd pump that steak back through the kitchen for you because the chef knows that the boss is hiding the sausage in her pantry.
Example 2 (use in sentence): Subordinate worker "begging for review" of document that subordinate worker is not allowed to file or submit to clients until the documents are reviewed by a superior, where the subordinate will be punished if results are not timely.
Use in sentence: The reason that Liu can't the client's assignment out on time is that you need a 3-phase turd pump to get the partners to sign anything this week.
by Frustrated_Monolingual January 1, 2010
Get the Turd pumpmug. A white or cream coloured turd. Often dismissed as an urban legend, I assure you, these gems do exist. Very rare and the source of much amusement to all who see one, they usually make themselves apparant in the work place or at school.
by Nigel Fleming July 13, 2006
Get the albino turdmug. by Chris Teceno September 23, 2005
Get the dog turdmug. A small pile of credit card receipts,
notes, bills, wrappers, etc, deposited
around the house as people empty their
pockets.
notes, bills, wrappers, etc, deposited
around the house as people empty their
pockets.
Bill was disgusted to find his roomate
had left pocket turds all over the apartment, including the dresser, the vaniety top, and even on top of the piano.
had left pocket turds all over the apartment, including the dresser, the vaniety top, and even on top of the piano.
by big_daddy November 2, 2004
Get the pocket turdmug. A shipboard plummer. A Navy nickname given to Hull Technicians (HT) for being the ship's roto-rooter experts.
Nothing sexual implied, but the possibility is there obviously
Nothing sexual implied, but the possibility is there obviously
by wheaty June 2, 2005
Get the turd chasermug. by Pud June 5, 2005
Get the Turd Crushermug.