(1). An acronym for “out of office” usually used when an individual is “working from home“.
“Hey everyone, I’m gonna be OOO for the next few days. If you need to get in touch with me, well, don’t actually.”
OOO
RANDOM LINGO
Boondoggle
(1). A conference (1) that requires travel to a hotel or resort (usually connected to a golf course), (2) whose sessions can be easily avoided, and (3) which includes multiple occasions to generously partake of the hotel bar, usually in the form of sponsored cocktail hours.
“I love these boondoggles. Nothing but golf, booze and time away from the kids. By the way, did anyone go to that ‘Ethical Financial & Banking Practices’ seminar? No? Ok good, I didn’t either. 2008 is going to be a great year!”