getting something for nothing, especially if it involves using a government expense account

The definition pertains to the recent legislative expense scandal in Nova Scotia, Canada, when dozens of legislators were found with their hands in the cookie jar. Richard Hurlburt resigned after admitting to installing a generator and big screen TV in his house using his government expense account.

Hey man, by hurlburting a bit, I got a free generator, big-screen TV and security system at my pad.

hurlburting by South Shore Guy March 12, 2010

Hurlburting

Verb - When someone stubbornly refuses to wake up in the morning, and is incapable of recognizing the implications of being tardy and blames their lateness on other individuals.

She was just hurlburting around in the morning!

Hurlburting by Coxy Drexel May 2, 2010

hurlbutted

To be led to believe you will get something at a job (usually a bonus, raise, promotion..), but get the rug pulled out from under you last minute.

-You work O.T. all month for the promised labor bonus, but not told til the 28th day you didn't fill out a form right on the 2nd day, so there'd be no bonus. Your co-worker says, "Damn, you've been hurlbutted."
or
-You work your ass off for a promised promotion, then, last minute, the job is given to a drunk from another store. I say to you, "Sorry you got hurlbutted. Is there anything I can do?"

hurlbutted by ThunderGirl69 August 25, 2010

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

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026