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CLM: Career Limiting Move 

Something that you do at work, that will get you fired, or end your career very soon.
Nick made a CLM when he told his boss he hated the look of the new application.

career limiting 

A polite way of saying that an event or action may:

a) Cause an employee to experience a wealth of bad internal or external PR that could limit future promotion opportunities.

and/or:

b) Cause the employee to get fired.

This definition can also be used playfully amongst colleagues suggest how unfavourable a certain option may be or the relevant risk involved.
"I'll back up that computer before I run that update on Jim's computer, accidentally breaking the CEOs computer could be *potentially* career limiting."

"I agree, stalking that cute girl from HR might possibly be career limiting."
career limiting by Matthew1471 April 10, 2009

career limiting maneuver 

noun. An act by an individual, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that will most likely limit one's upward career potential.
John's coffee room chatter criticizing the company was overheard by upper management and quickly became a career limiting maneuver.
career limiting maneuver by Jamie August 13, 2004

CLM: Career Limiting Move 

Saying or doing something at work to a superior that will likely result in the termination of your employment.
Coco hung pictures of her superior Adam around her desktop and dressed the images with different headwear. -Example of CLM: Career Limiting Move at Uber

CLM: Career Limiting Move 

Career Limiting Move - Saying something at work to a superior that will likely result in the termination of your employment
Shannon told her boss' boss that she was bad at math, in a public forum - This is a CLM: Career Limiting Move

Limiting organ 

The organ in your body that is most likely to fail first, leading to death.
"People tell me I should eat less fast food to keep my heart healthy, but I'm not too worried about that. With the amount I drink, my limiting organ is definitely my liver."
Limiting organ by Toadaron June 10, 2013
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Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
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Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
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Palmela Handerson 

Your hand that you masturbate with.
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Boyfriend: Have a visit from Palmela Handerson of course!
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Blue Movie 

A pornographic film.

The use of the word "blue" to refer to sexually explicit content was first recorded in Scotland in 1824. "Blue" meant "lewd" because prostitutes dressed in blue gowns.
I found your stash of blue movies under your bed.
Blue Movie by Shayde79 January 20, 2011
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fache-couture 

French slang, which translated, means "bull's fashion" but basically equates to "hyper trendy" or overly trendy. Used when a person wishes to express distaste at the latest fashion trend/fad, because it seems that everyone has a certain item of clothing or is wearing it. This term is most frequently heard in Paris but is slowly spreading to other parts of France.
1. That Burberry scarf is so fache-couture.
2. That purple American Apparel hoodie is so fache-couture.
fache-couture by bkgmh46x0x March 18, 2008
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