this refers to a business that gives it's employees low salaries and no pay for overtime while requiring long working hours and with little to no days offs. these companies are also known for allowing several kinds of harassment of employees while working there.

the term originated from japan and gained traction outside of it with the rise of the net.

"I don't think you should work there as I heard 'fake company name' is a black company. you should work at 'super fake company' instead"

Black Company by grass_head October 19, 2021

amy's baking company

A terrible restaurant run by an angry Arabian and a psycho blonde. Made famous by Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. Closed down a while ago so don't even think about going.

"That restaurant made Amy's Baking company look like fine dining!!!

amy's baking company by LORD OF THE YEET November 26, 2018

multi-dollar company

A company that, despite making millions of dollars every year, cannot seem to fix glaring issues with their product. Similar to small indie dev.

Player 1:"Have you seen how broken balance druids are in wow? I died in two seconds! Pvp is in a miserable state right now"
Player 2:"Yeah blizzard is a multi-dollar company and can't afford to pay for a pvp balance team."

multi-dollar company by FeelsSadgeMan January 15, 2021

Fean and Company

A well needed brand of skin care products for guys. Popular in California.

Example #1: Dude, you smell like a stink wrinkle. Please go Fean wash before we go out!

Example #2: Hey man, your lips look like a dead Tortoises’ asshole. You need some Fean and company lip Balm bad!

Fean and Company by NeverWrong23 July 6, 2009

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026