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E-mail Shaming

When fifteen thousand people are copied on an email alerting you, and them, of an error you made.
I was the recipient of e-mail shaming today at work. While I was out sick this week a new hire was approved in our internal system with an incorrect start date. They HR administrator emailed me and the rest of the company to let them know of the mistake and asked me to change it. I may get fired.
E-mail Shaming by Turd ferguson September 23, 2016

Sacrificial E-mail Account 

An expendable e-mail account which is established for registrational purposes, so as to catch all relative junk mail, keeping the user's primary e-mail account unaffected.
"I just registered with www.girlswithbadbreath.com, but I was smart this time and used my sacrificial e-mail account address - so I won't get all the trash mail (or evidence) in my work e-mail."

sacrificial e-mail account 

An email account, other than a person’s primary e-mail, that a person creates for posting controversial information so then employers, or anyone else, don’t find out about the stuff they post online
Person 1: dude why tf would you post that? You do know that employers trace that shit
Person 2: don’t worry I used my sacrificial e-mail account
Person 1: oh thank god

selective e-mail 

Similar to selective hearing, but when a colleague (usually a Manager) only chooses to respond to e-mails which suit their needs.

Typically, this is because they don't know *how* to respond, as a result of being incompetent.
They do this regardless of the impact their lack of reply has on their staff/colleagues.

Ultimately, they will not be held responsible for their lack of response and the blame will fall on the person who was awaiting their response!
Ben: "Corey, did you get my e-mail last Monday?"
Corey: "Yeah, mate."
Ben: "..... Can you let me know how to move forward on that? I need your guidance."
Corey: "Sure! I'll reply to you when I'm at my desk."
Matt: "Corey won't reply to your e-mail. He has selective e-mail, remember?"
Ben: "Shit."

e-mailsn 

When you and a friend are replying to e-mails at such speed it looks like the two of you are chatting on msn. Must happen accidentally, at the risk of being a bona fide nerd.
Phil receives e-mail from Alex: ''Waddup man, let's kick it this weekend.''

Phil, replying: ''Cool, let's go to this bar I like.''

Alex, replying: ''Aight, let's meet at my place.''

Phil: Mmmh, e-mailsn moment.
e-mailsn by Ph.B May 4, 2009

email tourette's 

where you send an email, usually to a large audience which is critical or non complimentary about a person or company etc, which you really, really shouldn't have sent

As Stephen Fry said "The email of the species is more deadly than the mail"
wow, Joe's had another outburst of email tourette's ; he'll be fired for this one
email tourette's by jfd100 December 21, 2013
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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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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026
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