(1). An attempt to make an unfortunate or ugly situation look good, without success.
Lipstick On A Pig
RANDOM LINGO
Piker
(1). A broker/advisor in the securities industry who runs his business in an amateur fashion.
“It’s 10:30 and Bill still isn’t in the office…what a piker!”
Props to Mark R. for the submission.
Sub-Optimal
(1). A positive-sounding way to describe a poor condition or situation, in an attempt to maintain the illusion that all conditions or situations are actually good ones.