(1). A term used to describe full transparency on a deal or issue (i.e. opening the kimono to see what’s underneath).
“Okay guys, we’re going to have to be open kimono on this deal.”
Props to John M. for the submission.
Open Kimono
RANDOM LINGO
Teaming
(1). A term lazy employees in open-space seating use to justify the hours they spend turned around in their chairs, talking to the people sitting around them about everything except work.
“Hey, boss. Oh, Mike and I were just teaming about the Huntzberger account. No…I don’t think the part about the movie I watched last night on Skinemax was relevant to the discussion…”
Downstream
(1). Fishing term used to describe unknown issues that may arise as a result of a system change, often occuring in other, related systems. The term is often used by IT as a catch-all excuse for avoiding making any improvement to the current system.