(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.
(1). To be given an extremely tight deadline to get something to a client, only to end up sitting around for weeks afterward while the client decides what they want to do.
“Well, Jeff, the client called and thanked us for getting the documents out to them, but told me they are having a meeting about them next week, so we won’t hear anything until after that…hurry up and wait, right?”
(1). What you call a charge on your company card for a night at a strip club with two guys from Accounting.
“Oh, hi Alison…the $1,000 charge on my card at Wiggles? …umm…thought I would take the troops out after work for a little teambuilding event. Your office? …sure, I can come down to your office…”