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spreadsheet tycoon

An entrepreneur who falsely believes, based on his own naive financial projections, that he will get rich.
Did you see Bob's stupid new business plan? The guy is a spreadsheet tycoon.
spreadsheet tycoon by Ho Sun Yan October 9, 2008

Spreadsheet Monkey 

Someone who gets roped into doing extensive data analysis - usually on behalf of a superior who isn't smart enough to do the work himself.
I was supposed to go to the convention but I got roped into being a spreadsheet monkey instead
Spreadsheet Monkey by Chigger23 August 11, 2008

Spreadsheet 

A sheet, towel or other linen laid out over existing bed linens or over carpeting for the purpose of have sex and to protect the underlying fabrics from sexual fluid stains.
Maggie refused to have sex and risk squirting all over her Sferra Milos Sheet Set so she made her husband go to Walmart to by a spreadsheet.
Spreadsheet by Eaton Holgoode January 25, 2016

Management by Spreadsheet 

An micromanagement technique whereby the micromanager generates an infinite stream of spreadsheets, mostly containing a hodgepodge of data, each purported to document and store a specific part of an employee's work output.

The employee is required to fill out blanks in the spreadsheet instead of remaining engaged in useful work.

The intent of the micromanager is to to attain control over all knowledge, gaining a sense of omnipotence. The inevitable end result is that spreadsheet maintenance becomes the only work performed.
Today I'm filling out one of his spreadsheets documenting my hourly work output. I'm really getting tired of Management by Spreadsheet.

spreadsheetmanship 

Of, or pertaining to the level of skill and talent one posesses in regards to creating, editing, and formatting spreadsheets. Generally, someone with good spreadsheetmanship will employ effective colors combinations, fonts, and cell spacing to create a readable, functioning spreadsheet.
"Her spreasheet was easy to read and understand due to her excellent spreadsheetmanship."

"His spreadsheetmanship sucks. The colors were awful, and the cells were too small."
spreadsheetmanship by S Peterson August 6, 2008

spreadsheetize 

To input data into a spreadsheet from a non-standard data format. Typically used when exporting data from an e-mail inbox, so that further actions may be taken on the information.
John was overwhelmed by all of the data that had come in to him via numerous individual e-mails, until he realized he could spreadsheetize the e-mails and save himself an hour of processing work. John was very pleased with his spreadsheetizing abilities and his boss gave him a big raise!
spreadsheetize by N. N. January 14, 2008
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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