This describes a medical provider who cannot find land employment due to incompetence, personality or addiction, so they must seek work in a less desirable location in shipping or remote prisons.

The pill popping doctor working in a Mississippi prison is suffering from ship's doctor syndrome.

ship's doctor syndrome by I, Wreckerrr March 25, 2017

like a doctor

Made popular by comedian Joey ''Coco'' Diaz. It's a step above like a boss. When you have total disregard for rules and SOP and just do whatever the fuck you want. A doctor could drive in oncoming traffic because they have to get to surgery, without reprocussions.

the carpool lane is for two or more people only but I used it the whole way to Seattle, like a doctor.

like a doctor by Mcgwicko January 1, 2017

Doctor Windbag

A pompous, self-aggrandizing, egotistical blowhard, who happens to have achieved a doctoral degree in something.

Doctor Windbag will be there, so you may want to find yourself a convenient scheduling conflict.

Doctor Windbag by Dr Bunnygirl April 19, 2018

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