n. A low-ranking employee who is made to do the bidding of their superiors. So-called because they are often running around doing various small tasks.
by keyshaw April 13, 2005
Get the gopher mug.Noun. Someone in a low-rank position. Usually used for low rank tasks. So called because of its sound-a-like to "go-for", as in to go for something, such as to go for coffee.
They basically are the peasants of the corporate ladder and do whatever the fuck their bosses say.
They basically are the peasants of the corporate ladder and do whatever the fuck their bosses say.
by PeachyKi October 28, 2011
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A user of the programming language Go, created by Google. The brain behind the language basically describes Gophers as retarded children and I quote "They’re typically, fairly young, fresh out of school, probably learned Java, maybe learned C or C++, probably learned Python. They’re not capable of understanding a brilliant language but we want to use them to build good software. So, the language that we give them has to be easy for them to understand and easy to adopt."
by CrazyDev November 14, 2021
Get the Gopher mug.A system that pre-dates the World Wide Web for organizing and displaying files on Internet servers. A Gopher server presents its contents as a hierarchically structured list of files. With the ascendance of the Web, many gopher databases were converted to Web sites which can be more easily accessed via Web search engines.
Gopher was developed at the University of Minnesota and named after the school's mascot. Two systems, Veronica and Jughead, let you search global indices of resources stored in Gopher systems.
Gopher was developed at the University of Minnesota and named after the school's mascot. Two systems, Veronica and Jughead, let you search global indices of resources stored in Gopher systems.
by David Bleach January 15, 2004
Get the gopher mug.1) n. Small cute ground-dwelling rodent often used as a target by young folk possessed of small-bore rifles and a sense of entitlement.
2) n. Any person who is the target of the wrath, animosity etc. of a superior, teacher etc.
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2) n. Any person who is the target of the wrath, animosity etc. of a superior, teacher etc.
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I am not going into the sales meeting unless an intern shows up. I do not want to be the gopher.
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by gnostic 1 May 6, 2013
Get the gopher mug.Anyone who attends the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities campus) or a supporter of aforementioned university.
Go Gophers! Hey yo!
by Middy187 December 9, 2008
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At the office, to peek over the cubicle wall, like a gopher peering out of its hole or rising on hind legs to peer over an obstruction.
At the office, to peek over the cubicle wall, like a gopher peering out of its hole or rising on hind legs to peer over an obstruction.
by grantatwork December 14, 2008
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