Honest definitions from work and life

  • Collier’s Faith

    noun

    A blind optimism that the new software update will finally fix all the bugs, despite the overwhelming evidence from past releases that it will probably just create new ones.

    Bob: "Hope v2 solves #24 for our customers finally!"
    Alice: "Too much Collier's Faith, Bob! Way too much!"

    karthik on August 2, 2024

  • Duty Doctor

    noun

    A mythical nocturnal creature who roams the hospital corridors at night, feeding on coffee and paperwork, with a super specialisation in staying awake to sign all the discharge papers.

    I’m the duty doctor. If you see me stumbling around, it’s either from lack of sleep or too much coffee.

    sarankarthi on July 27, 2024

  • WTF

    interjection

    The only human expression in all known universes that's versatile enough to make you experience a full range of human emotions right up to enlightenment the moment you utter it.

    Ken: "I'm going to quit my job to create a dictionary with honest definitions!"
    Sarah: "WTF! That's a great idea!"
    Greg: "WTF! Are you out of your mind? Why?"
    Drake: "WTF does that mean?"
    Matt: "WTF! How are you gonna pay your bills?"
    Jim: "WTF! I wish I had guts like you!"
    Emily: "WTF! That sounds so risky!"
    Tom: "WTF! This is going to be interesting!"

    karthik on July 27, 2024

  • Meeting

    noun

    A necessary evil where people with nothing to say gather to say nothing, making you wish you were stuck in traffic at noon with a broken air conditioner instead.

    Glen (texting his friend while on mute in a meeting): "Dude, I’m not even needed in this meeting!"
    Abhijit: "Haha, tell me about it."
    Glen: "Seriously, this meeting is torture. I'd rather be stuck in traffic with a broken AC than listen to this."
    Abhijit: "Yeah, well, I'm actually stuck in traffic and listening to this torture! So... 🥲"

    geekswipe on July 27, 2024

  • Traffic

    noun

    Multiplayer game where everyone rages and no one wins.

    How's life?
    I'm stuck in a traffic jam.
    Say no more.

    SuperSaiyan on September 14, 2025