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Klingon Promotion 

Advancing your career by exploiting or causing the death or misfortune of your superior.

Imputes a certain level of ruthlessness both to the individual and to the culture of the workplace.
Mason takes his boss skydiving looking for a klingon promotion.

IT caught Chris surfing porn in the office and August got a klingon promotion.
Klingon Promotion by UDTaco April 28, 2010

Millennial Promotion 

When you get more responsibility at work but no raise.
Person 1- "Oh wow Daves the supervisor now"

Person 2- "Yeah but he still makes the same as us"

Person 1- " Ha, looks like he got a millennial promotion"
Millennial Promotion by Shmavery December 10, 2018
Word of the Day on December 14, 2018

trine promotion

trine promotion - when someone is fired, or reassigned, but it is spun as a promotion to anyone outside the organization.
Jon was given a trine promotion from director of maintainance to grounds superintendent.

After a few losing seasons, Bob was trine promoted to assistant athletic director.
trine promotion by Nospinner November 16, 2011

Promotion Boner 

The pyschological attitude when one is in the position to be promoted over equally qualified peers. Symptoms include Premature respnosibilities and unwarranted aurhortive attitude.
Wow Jen, have you noticed Barry has had a promotion boner since Brian quit?

Jerry can't fit under the desk with his promotion boner.

Matt just announced his two weeks. You should probably shield your promotion boner.

Mexican Promotion

An increase in responsibility or workload without an increase in pay.
I was excited when the boss promoted me to busboy, but when I discovered I would still make $9.92 an hour, I realized it was a mexican promotion."
Mexican Promotion by pandaKrusher November 12, 2010
An increase in pay, title, and responsibility for an employee within a company that should be based on his hard work - but occasionally is based on nepotism, office politics, or sycophantic behavior while on the job.
No one seemed surprised by Joey's promotion at work, as he is the boss' son.
promotion by Loxi July 22, 2009
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026

piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
Word of the Day on October 9, 2026
anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
Word of the Day on October 8, 2026
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