• Autocorrect

    noun

    A stupid piece of intelligent software in a phone that’s supposed to finish your sentences and correct grammatical errors and misspelled words but often goes berserk and turns perfectly fine words into awkward disasters.


    Manager: "Were you drunk last night?"
    Kelly: "Eh? No, why?"
    Manager: "You sent 'best retards' instead of 'best regards' to our clients."
    Kelly: "Permission to hit my head hard on this desk?"
    Manager: "Granted!"


    karthik on August 28, 2024

  • Sesquipedalian

    adjective

    Using (or someone who uses) unnecessarily complicated words instead of simple words. Commonly found in academia, legal briefs, and corporate meetings from pretentious people who want to sound smart.


    Lawyer: "The contractual obligations stipulated herein are subject to modification upon mutual consent, provided such alterations are formalized through an addendum executed by both parties involved."
    Client: "You're being a bit sesquipedalian! Try again!"
    Lawyer: sighs "If both sides agree, they can change the contract, but they need to put it in writing."


    CaptainWTF on August 18, 2024

  • Stall

    verb

    To push an aircraft to its limit, where it just gives up the whole 'flying' thing and decides to plummet like a rock. Usually exciting if the pilot recovers the aircraft from a stall on time. Interesting if they don't.


    Murdock: "Gentlemen! We're stalling!"
    Bosco: "Stop yapping and recover from it, you fool!"


    karthik on August 17, 2024

  • Touch base

    verb

    A corporate slang for letting someone know you are very inclined to bug the crap out of them again later on the same topic. Usually dropped at the end of a meeting by people who love the sound of their voice.


    Manager: Let's touch base on this next week!
    Colleague: Great!


    CaptainWTF on August 16, 2024

  • Developer

    noun

    A software person with high bandwidth and low latency.

    Alexa277 on August 15, 2024