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Documentia 

Syndrome old Technical Writers get, especially those in the Technical Writing too long. Symptoms include forgetfulness, confusing simple words like there and their (words that have been commonplace for their entire careers) and replacing pictures with 1,000 words each. Similar to Alzheimer's or Dementia in the average public.
The Tech Writer knew he had succumbed to documentia when he replaced a photograph of a beautiful sunset with a corresponding 1,000 word description.
Documentia by VATechWriter May 30, 2013
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documentia 

a mental illness that exists in the business world where someone, usually a manager, falsely believes that documentation will not only solve all possible problems that may occur, but also produce employees with an identical skill set and complete knowledge on the subject documented.
John's documentia led him to believe that servers would never crash and websites would always be available, even though Isaac had never completed the proper documentation.
documentia by Hans Blixx December 3, 2013

Documentia 

Documentia: the onset of impaired cognitive abilities due to the repeated viewing of documentaries exposing the myths of justice, ethics and fairness towards the global planet. It may be static, the result of a unique global documentary exposé, or progressive, resulting in long-term decline due to collaborating but otherwise disparate viewings of individual documentaries.. Although documentia is far more common in the geriatric population, it can occur before the age of 65, in which case it is termed "early onset documentia". The advent of world wide "common man" communications continues to pull back the emerald curtain on the activities of the world bank and corporate megalomaniacs. Comprehension, too quickly digested, is the leading cause of documentia resulting in a pandemic of frenetic passionate dinner party rhetoric based solely on Netflix video consumption
Fervently and passionately arguing his point, Bob's early onset documentia had obliterated his rational thought. His dinner guests stood mouths agape. His rant ceased, the room fell silent except for a few blinks in amazement.
Documentia by Scribbler123 June 25, 2012

Documentia 

The grueling, boring act of documenting large software systems, when none of the knowledgable staff is willing to assist in providing content nor review, and management is unwilling to provide funding nor direction for those responsible for completing the task.
Now that the software product has completed the coding phase, we are now faced with documentia before shipping the product.
Documentia by John B. Young February 25, 2006

Google Documents 

The invention that makes written paper/pencil notes and documents now primitive. Arguably the most convenient form of simple document storage available.
Anyone who still uses paper and pencil instead of Google Documents to keep track of there notes are neanderthals.
Google Documents by MW3 Rocks February 4, 2013

Documenting our culture

To add slang, phrases and sayings to www.urbandictionary.com to let people know what you thought and talked about at one time.

Leave me alone, I'm documenting our culture.
Documenting our culture by Joe Iron February 1, 2008

document review

the fate of attorneys who don't graduate from the top 14 schools or in the top 10% of their class if they are outside of the top 14 schools. you click on legal database software for 12 hours a day without being allowed to take breaks. it is a dead end job with no benefits or chance of advancement. most law students are blissfully unaware that this world even exists, but once they graduate, they become slaves to the doc review mill.
document review at paul weiss ranks just above getting third degree burns on 90% of your body.
document review by chris the temp February 15, 2006
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Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
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murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
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
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