vanilla g-lotto's definitions

spec

Specification. (abbreviation, usually technical)

software spec
technical spec
product spec
high-level spec
detailed spec

by vanilla g-lotto December 19, 2004

wet bar

A bar for mixing drinks that has a sink with running water.

My swank bachelor pad has a hot tub and wet bar.

by vanilla g-lotto December 19, 2004

robocall

A prerecorded call that is sent to hundreds or thousands of telephone numbers. An automatic dialing computer goes through a targeted list of phone numbers.

Or: an individual call received.

political consultant says... We need to record a celebrity robocall, provision it, and hit our base at least ten weeks before early voting.

voter says... Damn, I came home to seven robocalls on my answering machine. And nothing from Match.com.

by vanilla g-lotto December 19, 2004

527s

The plural of 527 (political jargon)

- a Section 527 political organization.

by vanilla g-lotto December 19, 2004

funnel

A metaphor for how a sales organizations churns through leads.

initial lead -> cold call -> qualified lead -> money deal

At each step, more potential customers get weeded out. Hence, the funnel.

There will be no sales to close if we never feed the funnel.

by vanilla g-lotto December 20, 2004

hey, batter batter

This is something you yell if you're playing baseball, and you're on the sidelines, trying to distract the batter so he'll screw up.

Hey, batter batter!

Hey, batta batta!

by vanilla g-lotto December 20, 2004

big guy

An informal way of greeting a man or boy. Usually it's friendly and complimentary.

It sometimes has a sarcastic tone, implying it's time to take him down a notch.

Hey there, big guy, you and me gonna drink some beers or what?

(sarcastic)
Hey big guy, watch where you put that thing.

by vanilla g-lotto December 20, 2004