A person who has no particular skill or specialist knowledge, but who is regarded as capable of doing reasonably well across a range of responsibilities; and whose principal value to a business is an ability to absorb new information quickly. Often working in financial services, a spongible person will never set the market alight, but is ideal for fighting fires.
Banker 1: Tyson has lost the bank millions, we need to appoint someone who can quickly grasp the issues but won't be missed in his current job and won't go after mine.
Banker 2: Use Will: he's spongible.
Banker 2: Use Will: he's spongible.
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A term used to describe someone who is under the influence of a vast quantity of drugs, most commonly Ecstacy or MDMA.
"Good God man! Those pills have got me rather spongled"
"He looks half-cut, in fact I'd dare say he is positivly spongled"
"He looks half-cut, in fact I'd dare say he is positivly spongled"
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Get the Spongled mug.When someone is a bit of a general idiot and or generally not very bright. Can also mean looking or doing something a bit daft. Bit like being a spoon.
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Get the Spongeblob Squarepants mug.(Spu-nj A-lecks); n. An unintelligent human being who is incapable of detecting sarcasm and is, thus, forced to take every statement seriously while being unable to properly rebuttal.
by Miracle Gravy February 8, 2009
Get the Spongealecks mug.1. The condition caused when a Spong is given more than two options to choose from.
2. A complete state of mental fugue brought on by excessive overindulgence in alcohol and/or drugs.
2. A complete state of mental fugue brought on by excessive overindulgence in alcohol and/or drugs.
Example 1:
Burgerslave: "What side do you want with that, beans, BBQ beans or coleslaw"?
Spong: "..............................."????
Example 2:
"Look at the state of you, 6 pints, 2 shots and a spliff and you're spongwibbled".
Burgerslave: "What side do you want with that, beans, BBQ beans or coleslaw"?
Spong: "..............................."????
Example 2:
"Look at the state of you, 6 pints, 2 shots and a spliff and you're spongwibbled".
by Zipraker August 7, 2010
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