Humorously re-defining our business vocabulary

1. Business Vocab 101
Top Ten

2. Dissing Link
Someone who you invite to connect on
LinkedIn who views your profile and then
does not accept the connection request.
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3. EBITDA
A Minion’s usual response to “EBIT”.
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4. Mojo
What you get when you refill your coffee cup.
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5. Liability
The ability to say things that aren’t true.
Example: “Politicians are known for their
great liability.”
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6. LIFO
The Spanish word for “life”, according to
Donald Trump.
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7. FICA
The plural of ficus; or the law that requires with-
holdings for Social Security, with which you might
be able to afford a few ficuses… oops, I mean fica.
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8. Employee Turnover
A cannibal’s dream dessert, second only
to Employee Turnover à la mode.
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9. Goodwill
Is it Ferrell or Arnett? I can’t ever
remember which one is the good one.
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10. Held-to-Maturity
A parent’s initial intentions for its offspring,
often proving impossible to attain.
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11. Paypal
noun
A same-sex Sugar Daddy or Sugar Mama.
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12. © 2015 Jeffrey S. Halfen
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