Something old, outdated, unfashionable, out of style, irrelevant, passe. Makes reference the film company which transcended from a large, well-known brand to obscurity. An adjective that is an insult.
by Dixon Normus 2 August 24, 2010
Kodak has destroyed its own brand so much, that it is now a generally accepted pejorative term. For example,
There is no greater insult than saying to a CEO that they Kodak'ed their company, or that a corporate executive is a "Kodak executive".
Even worse, "You should work at Kodak" or "you sound like you worked at Kodak" to describe an business professional as being completely devoid of any creative thinking and unaware of business threats.
We now refer to companies that failed to innovate or recognizing disruptive technologies by saying, they got "Kodak'ed" or are "Kodak afflicted".
"I dont invest in Kodaks" to illustrate an investment strategy to avoids investing in companies with proven track records of low innovation.
Even worse, "You should work at Kodak" or "you sound like you worked at Kodak" to describe an business professional as being completely devoid of any creative thinking and unaware of business threats.
We now refer to companies that failed to innovate or recognizing disruptive technologies by saying, they got "Kodak'ed" or are "Kodak afflicted".
"I dont invest in Kodaks" to illustrate an investment strategy to avoids investing in companies with proven track records of low innovation.
by DrReq December 08, 2020
by Kodak2.0 July 11, 2017
A really famous/celebrity guy who is very mysterious. He hangs out on urban irc sometimes but is hard to catch. He has 2 friends whom are named Nikon and Canon. There is a backstory to why he is named after a camera company, but that is confidential. He also goes by the name Matt and Cordak, and rarely Kode or Code.
John-Did u see Kodak last night on urban?
Mark-no, last night i found him on my forums posting stuff.
John-This guy is really mysterious.....
Mark-no, last night i found him on my forums posting stuff.
John-This guy is really mysterious.....
by Mysterious guy #1000 August 10, 2010
by Poeticpig December 16, 2018
verb, transitive, past-tense.
Infinitive form: to kodak.
Present/future tense form: kodakking.
Definition: To involuntarily suffer near-total to total data loss to your hard drives. Especially if due to poorly programmed proprietary software that comes with new hardware.
Background: Some versions of Kodak Easyshare software had a tendency to mung FAT32 partitions. Yes, I was one of the victims of that delightful little bug.
Infinitive form: to kodak.
Present/future tense form: kodakking.
Definition: To involuntarily suffer near-total to total data loss to your hard drives. Especially if due to poorly programmed proprietary software that comes with new hardware.
Background: Some versions of Kodak Easyshare software had a tendency to mung FAT32 partitions. Yes, I was one of the victims of that delightful little bug.
Fucking driver update totally kodaked my box, and I have an assignment due tomorrow!...URGE TO KILL, RISING!
by Korgmeister March 15, 2005