Biscuit composed only of flour, water, and salt. Can be light, flaky, and edible, or cooked so long, that it becomes hard enough that it cannot be broken with hammers, cars, etc. Used in al armies and navies until the late 19th century, especially in the Civil War, and in Navies.
A fag who purchases the hard back cover of a book and brags about it to people who think paper back editions are not only cheaper, but less stiff. Hardbackers often live within their parents basement and play helicopter on the internet all day.
A hardbacker totally slapped me upside the head with his copy of a wizard story that is very popular while I was defenseless with my paperback edition.
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.
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."