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Workatory

Workatory, or in its Latin form, Workatorio, is the period of torment wherein a working soul is made ready for the weekend, or to a greater extent a vacation. Often there is no apparent end in sight to the various forms of punishment Workatory entails and affected souls may forget whether they are alive or dead.

The workatorial process is cyclical and will often be repeated after a soul experiences a state of bliss.
I can't come out with you tonightI'm stuck in Workatory.
by objective c January 6, 2010
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Work Dump

Going to use the bathroom at your job solely because you need to check text messages and dick around on your phone.
Guy "Yo did Jamie text you back about this weekend?'
Guy2 " I dont know yet, Im going to take a Work Dump in a sec, I'll let you know in about 10"
by Cum Puncher July 20, 2011
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Work Sandwich

Back to back shifts, sp. closing shift followed by an opening shift the next day, primarily making a night on the town impractical.
by Nartal April 19, 2011
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Work Songs

Also songs used when people needed to work in rhythm. Many are familiar folk songs. Like

--sea chanteys where the lead singer's solo line would get everyone set, and then they'd all sing (and therefore exhale) when they put out their effort pulling on a line.

-- field hollers that were used to keep lines hoeing a field up with each other. (And field hollers, speeded up and with some rhythm and some guitar added, might have been one of the origins of the blues, and thus of most American popular music since 1920)

-- capstan chanteys that kept people pretty much walking in the same rhythm while they turned giant cranks.

Very often work songs were subversive, making fun of the boss, complaining about the conditions, and sometimes carrying instructions for prison breaks, union organizing, or the Underground Railroad.
Work songs examples:

Sea chantey,

Leader (while the end man belays, and everyone walks up the line and gets a grip): Reuben was no sailor ...

Crew (Singing while they pull the line back): Ranzo, boys ranzo!

(later in the song it turns out Reuben is now the captain ...)

Field holler ...

Leader: (while the crew picks up their hammers, stretches, and gets ready to swing): When Israel was in Egypt land ...

Crew (hitting on the drills on let, peop, and go): LET MY PEOPLE GO!

Capstan chantey, used to turn the winch to move the locks on the canal ...

Leader (while crew breathe and get set): I got a mule, her name is Sal ...

Crew (Walking forward, pushing on the capstan bars): FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL!
by old lang guy July 14, 2008
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work accident

"Work accident" is the term used by Palestinian terrorists to refer to an accidental explosion when handling bombs or other explosive materials. Similar to the British Army use of "own goal" to refer to IRA men blowing themselves up.
"That wasn't an IDF air strike on Khalid's house, that was a work accident."
by DD Hickson June 18, 2009
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Work Shirt

A code term used by men when refering to condoms in public places or around women.
Bill: "What are we going to Walmart for?"
Mike : " I have to get some Work Shirts, Marla is dirty, I dont want to get any thing when I fuck her tonight"

Bill "Sounds good, I should get some Work Shirts too"
Mike: "You can't catch anything from your hand Bill"
by White_Knight May 18, 2009
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work head

When you supposed to be doin yo job but a ratchet hoe of an employee decide she tryna suck that fat meaty cock
I saw this Arab guy at target getting work head instead of doing his damn job but I wasn't even mad I was proud!
by chrispaulcurry February 3, 2014
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