Coworker

Your child or pet who you now spend your working hours with due to COVID-19. Typically this person or pet in inconsiderate to you doing your work.

I need to reschedule the Zoom meeting because my coworker is refusing to nap.

by 123jokesonme May 11, 2020

Coworker

Morons you must tolerate in order to receive payment for your labor. It's typically 50/50 whether you get good or crap coworkers. The step up from "classmates" when you enter the adult world.

Oftentimes, you must interact with your coworkers like how you would a kid or teenager, because oftentimes most of them have not matured past that point.

by A Human Male May 26, 2025

coworker zone

Similar to the Friend Zone, the coworker zone is a lonely state you find yourself in after your attempts to initiate an outside-of-work friendship with a coworker are rejected. Can also be used as a verb – to be "coworker zoned" is to be denied friendship by a coworker, thereby placing you in the coworker zone.

I asked Charles if he wanted to hang out and work on the project some time, but he totally missed the point that I wanted to hang out and just said he wasn't really interested in working on the project. He totally put me in the coworker zone.

by Perceptes September 14, 2012

Coworker Crossfire

When, in a group discourse with a boss, the boss switches subjects and speaks to a single member of the group about which you (and/or the others) have no understanding. Consequently, unwilling to awkwardly leave, one must bear being caught in the crossfire of the two conversing thereby becoming conversational deadweight.

Eric: "So coworker 1 and I have wrapped up the webpage summary"
Boss: Good
Boss (To coworker 1):Did you get that report on the budget for next quarter?
Coworker 1: Yeh but I had a problem with ...
(Eric, having no purpose in the conversation, stands silent in front of the bosses desk)

Later on: "Dude, I just had to bear 10 minutes of Coworker Crossfire in the bosses office"

by AuzzyAus July 22, 2009

Coworker Music

Coworker music refers to mainstream, widely popular music that is inoffensive, commercial, and considered overplayed. It’s an evolution of the term NPC music, describing tracks that are generic and safe. This type of music is common in workplace settings because it avoids strong reactions, fitting into a background role where it's heard but not deeply appreciated. Despite its simplicity, coworker music often serves as a tool for connection among coworkers who may not share deeper interests, reflecting the surface-level interactions typical in many work environments.

As soon as I walked into the office, I knew it was going to be a long day—the same coworker music was playing on repeat, with Maroon 5 and Imagine Dragons setting the tone for another uneventful afternoon.

by P.Drizzy August 17, 2024

coworker music

The kind of music your 30 year old coworker at Taco Bell listens too and thinks is super deep and impactful, ie eminem, nas, logic, Tom Macdonald, Joyner Lucas, Macklemore reddy red, MGK, mac lethal, hopsin, ybn cordae, or any other “woke” usually white rapper who thinks big words that rhyme will change the face of the hip hop industry

“That guy keeps playing monster by Eminem on the Bluetooth speaker in the storage room and trying to explain how eminem saved his life, will somebody tell him to hop off the aux and play something else, nah dude just turn the speaker off he’s just going to keep playing coworker music”

by Fungusguy12 June 10, 2024

Coworker Metalcore

The specific sub genre of metal music (usually metalcore) an acquaintance such as a coworker will show to a metalhead in an attempt to try and relate to them.

Sleep Token, Ghost, Bad Omens, Falling In Reverse, and Ice Nine Kills are all examples of Coworker Metalcore

by The Beef Chief June 17, 2024