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fresh

Tuesday, October 5th, 2004

an overused term, blindly adopted in 2004 by television program promoters, used to describe what in the past had been known as a new episode; oddly enough, it actually describes trite, predictable and teen-angst filled shows (primarily on the WB) with storylines that are rotten, spoiled, and rancid; often reduces an unsuspecting viewer to periods of involuntary vomiting; similar to the term bad when it means bad.

bushlexia

Friday, June 18th, 2004

term created by a loyal Bush Watcher. As it has been variously described, it’s a combination of dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, apraxia, illiteracy, ignorance, laziness, passive-aggressiveness, inappropriate humor, and an arrogant attitude of privilege. –Politex

See Bush Watch

living document

Monday, June 14th, 2004

a term often used to describe a paper, write-up, report, manual, or transcription that is nowhere near completion and subject to a complete rewrite at the drop of a hat; usually applied to documents required to be completed by a specific date, that had little or no attention given to them until the night before they were due.

workend

Saturday, May 29th, 2004

term used casually by corporate executives and upwardly mobile butt-ostriches (see below) to describe Saturday and Sunday; more commonly known as weekend by people that have taken charge of their balanced lives.

crapostate

Thursday, May 13th, 2004

one who abandons his or her religion, principles, political party, or some other allegiance because they have become sick of all the crap they have to deal with

heteroclite

Wednesday, May 12th, 2004

deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric; irregularly inflected; a person who is unconventional; a maverick; a word that is irregularly formed.

culturural shock

Thursday, March 11th, 2004

the sense of disorientation caused by one of a certain cultural level unexpectedly encountering a society of a level markedly higher; the state achieved when one chooses balance in life after years of being embedded into an “its all about the job” work ethic.

clusterflock

Tuesday, January 6th, 2004

annual ritual drawing large groups of domesticated smeckos to a single location on the planet, with the sole intention of encouraging each of them to perform their favorite acts to one another.

oleaginous

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2003

marked by excessive and false earnestness; ingratiating; characteristic especially observed in some salesmen in an attempt to get their way.

powwowwow

Friday, December 5th, 2003

- a bunch of corporate dogs participating in a meeting, conference, get-together or ceremony featuring dances, feasting, fair, etc.