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New words for the modern IT professional
Cubewhacked:
Definition - Similar to the geurilla warfare term, cubewhack is defined as being cornered and attacked by a client who leaps out of their cube at your approach so they can pester you with technical questions.
Usage - Sorry I'm late, I got cubewhacked while I was installing a monitor.
G4ed (always spelled with cap G, pronounced gEE-four-ed):
Definition - Making something good go bad through update, aquisition, or any type unwarranted change.
Usage - The new patch comply G4ed the game.
bitched:
Def - To recieve any form of unwarranted verbal abuse.
Usage - Bill: What was that about?
Bob: I got bitched because some programmer botched the VB script.
Cyclops:
Def - An IT professional that knows nothing about computers beyond the scope of their profession.
Usage - Bill: I can't believe that programmer couldn't install his own software.
Bob: He must be a cyclops.
Medusa:
Def - A physically unattractive female.
Usage - Bill: I got a ticket for Jane Doe.
Bob: Watch out, she's a medusa.
Medusa's girlfriend:
Def - Based on the theory that every ugly woman has a hot girlfriend, Medusa's girlfriend is a very physically attractive female.
Usage - Bill: Jane Doe opened a trouble ticket.
Bob: I hear she's Medusa's girlfriend.
MBAed (M-B-A-ed):
Def - The inability of upper management, most often than not people who have Master's of Business Administration degrees, to understand the IT world, and so completely screw up most IT decisions.
Usage - Bill: I got MBAed.
Bob: How so?
Bill: My request to upgrade my Pentium 2 computer got denied.
Jammrock
Definition - Similar to the geurilla warfare term, cubewhack is defined as being cornered and attacked by a client who leaps out of their cube at your approach so they can pester you with technical questions.
Usage - Sorry I'm late, I got cubewhacked while I was installing a monitor.
G4ed (always spelled with cap G, pronounced gEE-four-ed):
Definition - Making something good go bad through update, aquisition, or any type unwarranted change.
Usage - The new patch comply G4ed the game.
bitched:
Def - To recieve any form of unwarranted verbal abuse.
Usage - Bill: What was that about?
Bob: I got bitched because some programmer botched the VB script.
Cyclops:
Def - An IT professional that knows nothing about computers beyond the scope of their profession.
Usage - Bill: I can't believe that programmer couldn't install his own software.
Bob: He must be a cyclops.
Medusa:
Def - A physically unattractive female.
Usage - Bill: I got a ticket for Jane Doe.
Bob: Watch out, she's a medusa.
Medusa's girlfriend:
Def - Based on the theory that every ugly woman has a hot girlfriend, Medusa's girlfriend is a very physically attractive female.
Usage - Bill: Jane Doe opened a trouble ticket.
Bob: I hear she's Medusa's girlfriend.
MBAed (M-B-A-ed):
Def - The inability of upper management, most often than not people who have Master's of Business Administration degrees, to understand the IT world, and so completely screw up most IT decisions.
Usage - Bill: I got MBAed.
Bob: How so?
Bill: My request to upgrade my Pentium 2 computer got denied.
Jammrock
It's been a while since I've done Greek Mythology.
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