In today’s society, slang words and phrases certainly prevail.

Perhaps the most recent examples are “pulling a Kanye” (to impetuously capitalize on a moment in the spotlight in order to express an unfounded political statement), or a “Town Hall Moment” (According to BuzzWhack.com, “Sen. Joe Wilson’s tacky explanation for calling President Obama a liar during the president’s address to Congress.  ‘I had a Town Hall Moment.’ The recent healthcare town halls were known for the disrespectful behavior of some healthcare reform opponents.”) BuzzWhack, in fact, is a site chock full of interesting buzzwords and phrases. One of my favorites is “jitterati” (what the digital generation becomes after sipping one too many cups of Starbucks).

Jargon in the Office

Such slang terms are not limited to pop culture and politics, however, but also prevalent in everyday office semantics. 

For example, I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine who works for an advertising agency. She was talking about her supe and the AMD this, and the MD that.  For all I knew, she was talki