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(1). Negative ads and rhetoric designed to focus everyone’s attention on some insignificant detail of a candidate’s past (and away from his opponent’s lack of qualifications). So, in other words, every campaign ever.
“This is ridiculous! It’s just a blatant smear campaign by the Senator in an attempt to make it look like I cheat on my wife. It’s disgraceful! I only cheated on my wife that one time…last week…with my secretary…in my kid’s room.”
(1). To go back and add more detail to some half-assed idea you mentioned during last Monday’s staff meeting (not to be confused with “flush out”, which probably means something else entirely).
“Hey Dan, thanks for your input here. I’d like you to flesh out your proposal a bit more, though. Do you think you can have a functional spec ready for us by next Tuesday? I know you’re getting married the next day, but this could really help us shave some pennies from our P&L.”
(1). A term used to describe a boring, plain person you work with. So everyone.
(2). A project, idea, suggestion, or project idea suggestion that you have come up with that is met with a less than stellar reception (read: It’s a nice way to say your idea sucks).
“Thanks for this Pat, but I am not sure we are really hitting the mark here. The whole thing feels a bit granola. I can’t help but think that someone, somewhere, has already handed out stress balls at a conference. Although I commend you for somehow creating a 35 page deck around this idea, I don’t think we’ll be moving ahead with this.”
