(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.
Sub-Optimal
RANDOM LINGO
Central Casting
(1). Where guys in blue shirts with white collars come from.
“Boy, did you see that guy who just interviewed with us? Right out of central casting! There must’ve been a sale at Brooks Brothers yesterday or something!”
Due Diligence
(1). Taking the proper amount of a time (read: an exorbitant amount of time) to vet through a current prospect, acquisition, project, endeavor, thought, initiative, yadda, yadda, yadda.
“Alright everybody, as Sandy always says, we have to do our due diligence on this. I put the timeline at 4-6 months to decide whether or not we are going to buy 1% milk or whole milk for the common kitchen area. Andrea, you have 2 weeks to put a deck together on the pro’s and con’s for this initiative.”