promoticon

A combination of "emoticon" and "promote." Describes being "promoted" by an important person in your life by getting emoticons from them in their texts and emails to you. In other words, you've been elevated from the lowly category of professional contact, acquaintance, or casual friend into their inner circle, where they feel comfortable enough with you to use emoticons. Not to be confused with demoticon.

I just got promoticon'd by Sarah. Schwing!

by Ae5Ea8 February 18, 2015

Klingon Promotion

Advancing your career by exploiting or causing the death or misfortune of your superior.

Imputes a certain level of ruthlessness both to the individual and to the culture of the workplace.

Mason takes his boss skydiving looking for a klingon promotion.

IT caught Chris surfing porn in the office and August got a klingon promotion.

by UDTaco April 28, 2010

Millennial Promotion

When you get more responsibility at work but no raise.

Person 1- "Oh wow Daves the supervisor now"

Person 2- "Yeah but he still makes the same as us"

Person 1- " Ha, looks like he got a millennial promotion"

by Shmavery December 10, 2018

trine promotion

trine promotion - when someone is fired, or reassigned, but it is spun as a promotion to anyone outside the organization.

Jon was given a trine promotion from director of maintainance to grounds superintendent.

After a few losing seasons, Bob was trine promoted to assistant athletic director.

by Nospinner November 16, 2011

Promotion Boner

The pyschological attitude when one is in the position to be promoted over equally qualified peers. Symptoms include Premature respnosibilities and unwarranted aurhortive attitude.

Wow Jen, have you noticed Barry has had a promotion boner since Brian quit?

Jerry can't fit under the desk with his promotion boner.

Matt just announced his two weeks. You should probably shield your promotion boner.

by Rerry Hawkinson July 1, 2009

Mexican Promotion

An increase in responsibility or workload without an increase in pay.

I was excited when the boss promoted me to busboy, but when I discovered I would still make $9.92 an hour, I realized it was a mexican promotion."

by pandaKrusher November 12, 2010

promotion

An increase in pay, title, and responsibility for an employee within a company that should be based on his hard work - but occasionally is based on nepotism, office politics, or sycophantic behavior while on the job.

No one seemed surprised by Joey's promotion at work, as he is the boss' son.

by Loxi July 22, 2009