Work place where most people spend time smelling asses, gossiping, and rolling in the shit they find, real or imagined. Bosses use it to control the "pack", to let the pack feel they have meaning in low paying, mundane occupations.
A degree of relationship to another person. The person is more of an acquaintance that you’ve met, but don’t know outside of a specific context. You may have exchanged pleasantries, not exactly superficial, but probably not intimate details. Sort of making conversation to pass the time.