The latest in office chat

13 April 2012
Switz:

Babycino: cup of warm, frothy milk served to babies in cafés while their mothers down trendy coffees

Cankle: a thick ankle, such as one that is as wide as the calf

Coffee-spitter: something so outrageous, shocking or upsetting it makes you spit out your coffee

Frienemy: a friend who acts like an enemy, a fairweather or untrustworthy friend

Job spill: when work or work-related tasks carry over into personal time

Joy-to-stuff ratio: the time a person has to enjoy life versus the time a person spends accumulating material goods

Latte factor: seemingly insignificant daily purchases that add up to a significant amount of money over time

Movieoke: the cinematic equivalent of karaoke, where the person acts out scenes from a film while a silent version of the movie plays in the background

Mucus trooper: employee with a cold or the flu who insists on showing up for work

Pull a Carrie: to fly into a psychotic rage (eg "I broke Abbey's Beyonce CD last night. She's gonna pull a Carrie when she finds out")

Raccoon tan: the pale parts of a person's face after they wear sunglasses for too long in strong sunshine

Tidy darts: Congratulations on a job well done

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