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Total Delegation Meltdown 

A disastrous event produced when the manager delegates every possible aspect of the planning to others who have real jobs and don't actually complete anything on schedule.
David go to Dublin this week? Who wouldn't want to go to Dublin?

Dude, none of the presentations were ready - there was a total delegation meltdown.

Delegation Duel 

When 2 people of similar ranks and/or tenure are working together closely on the same projects and they each keep managing to delegate tasks back and forth more than once each.
Eric walks into Bill's office and states "Bill, I need you to work up a proposal for the Cincinnati project." Bill says, "OK, can you review this report and print it in color?" As Eric lays 2 folders on Bill's desk, he says, "Sure. And by the way, here is the information you need to finish the Oklahoma project." Bill says, "thank you." and as Eric is leaving Bill's office, Bill zips Eric an email requesting Eric to fill-in for him at this week's seminar. Thus, a delegation duel.
Delegation Duel by Ace Binkley September 24, 2005

Drama Delegation

In the workplace, to expand an overwhelming vortex of simmering drama by including and exploiting an unsuspecting colleague. Drama Delegation is generally associated with a Resident Drama Queen ("RDQ"), drama dialing and the dreaded dreply to all. Often times, the drama delegation is preceded by a drama fly in or followed by a second-effort drama dial to additional unwilling colleagues IYW.
Trudy: "Don, could you send an email to the team letting them know that I have a call in to tech support about the printer? Thanks much! (smile)"

Don: (under his breath) "This drama delegation makes me look like a drama chump. What a dusted chimp."
Drama Delegation by Pale Rider August 7, 2007

Stealth Delegation

Act of transfering a duty or task to a worker not actually in the chain of command of the assigner, always without knowlege of the worker's superior. Normally done to seem like a promotion or reward for the worker but really is a way to pawn of unwanted work. Dutiful worker sets precident of doing the work before his boss finds out and thus it becomes a permanent part of the worker's duties.
Useful when strategic incompetence is unsucessful.
A required skill in today's corporate world
Accountant: Dude - your so great I'm gonna award you the Data Collection Champion position
Drone 1: Whoa, I'm stoked, a promotion; what do I do
Accountant: Oh, lots of things, like collect all receipts and invoices and turn them in to me each month - very important

Drone 1: Awesome, I'm moving up!
Accountant: One other thing, I don't want anyone to get jealous of your new work so don't tell your boss, he might try to keep you down, and keep doing all your other great work
Drone 1: Rock-On.....like spy work
Drone 2: Duuuude...you just got stealth delegation 'd

Suprise Delegation 

The act of assigning or delegating work to others without informing the delegatee of the work assigned. The person who is assinged the work often is suprised when the task is revealed.
Mike just asked me for an update on project X. I didn't even know i was supposed to be working on project x... just another example of his suprise delegation.
Suprise Delegation by ihcw July 20, 2010

competitive delegation 

when a boss puts two people on the same job, without informing either of them of the situation. in essence, it is a strategy to get the "best result" by sacrificing both employees' trust and motivation.
you know what that dumbass did to us? he pulled a competitive delegation on our asses!
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briefcake 

"Did you check out the briefcake in courtroom C?"
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Brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book on the fall of Richard Nixon, All The President’s Men, ratfucker was Nixon’s term for a political operative who sows chaos among opponents; an agent provocateur. It is thought to have originated among campus political rivalries at USC, and seems to have some usage in the US military.
Along with Nixon’s other ratfuckers, Roger Stone caused fights at otherwise peaceful Democratic Party protests to generate a false narrative that the Democrats were violent and dangerous.
Ratfucker by Ricky Ramjet November 2, 2017
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countrypolitan 

Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12 lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.
countrypolitan by MOChick November 7, 2006
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Witch Bath 

A bath consisting of a variety of slats, oils, soaps or any other added ingredients such as fruits, milks, herbs or any other spices for health or beautifying benifits.
She brought home alot of stuff and took it to the bathroom. She must be taking a witch bath.
Witch Bath by carnieboy30 October 26, 2020
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kinktober 

An excuse for people to write porn with different types of kinks throughout the month of October.

Smut Fanfiction
That chick doesn't write often but when she does, its for Kinktober.
kinktober by Kinkiest July 12, 2018
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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