A light-hearted event held after someone has departed, usually in the interest of bringing everyone's spirits up.
Because he knew funerals were miserable for everyone, this guy I know instead threw a departy for his friends. Rumor is that he rented a mansion for the purpose of using his corpse for a murder mystery. They say that whichever of his friends solves the mystery gets his inheritance. Now that's a departy!
Pronounced: (di-PART-shə)
A temporary disorder of the mental processes caused by vacation being less than one week away. Those with DEPARTIA typically exhibit lack of focus, impaired judgement, and incessant talking about their plans to co-workers.
Origin: from "depart", derived from "Dementia"
First used by TV Meteorologist Andrew Freiden
Don't rely on Tracy to file that TPS report on time. She's off next week and the departia has kicked in already.
A place where you sit around a computer for eight hours watching movies, texting, and playing minesweeper.
Other responsibilities include adding/removing computer hardware, testing software, checking the database, replacing printer cartridges, ordering computer parts, and troubleshooting around the office.
Also the fax machine is always broken and there's never coffee in the break room.
Working in an IT department isn't very convincing but the pay rate is awesome, especially if you're fresh out of college.
French Departure: When you’re a dick and tell your friends you’re going to the bathroom or getting a drink, perhaps even offering them a refill, and just go to bed instead.
“Hey man, going to get a drink. Want anything? ” (proceeds to secretly go to bed, like a dick)