Acquikill (acquire + kill)
"Acquibill" (acquire/acquisition + kill) is a term used among tech startups. A larger company might not like the competition, so it acquires the startup and then kills its product.…
Airport Test (employee selection test)
The "airport test" (also called the "Pittsburgh airport test") is one tool of employee selection. The interviewer asks himself or herself how it would feel being snowed in at…
Amabot (Amazon.com employee nickname)
Amazon.com is an Internet commerce company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. A New York (NY) Times story about Amazon.com in August 2015 noted about "Amabot" (Amazon + robot):…
Amazonesia (Amazon + amnesia)
"Amazonesia" (Amazon + amnesia) relates to ordering online from Amazon.com. When the package arrives at the doorstep a day or two later, the customer often has amnesia and forgets what…
Amazonnesia (Amazon + amnesia)
"Amazonesia" (Amazon + amnesia) relates to ordering online from Amazon.com. When the package arrives at the doorstep a day or two later, the customer often has amnesia and forgets what…
Amhole (Amazon.com employee nickname)
Amazon.com is an Internet commerce company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Amazon's employees received the derogatory nickname of "Am-hole" (Amazon + asshole) in January…
As Stoned As Possible (ASAP)
"ASAP" usually means "As Soon As Possible." Some people joke that that they will arrive ASAP -- "As Stoned As Possible." "ASAP As Stoned As Possible" was…
ASAP (as soon as possible)
"SAP" stands for "soon as possible." "Sap -- Soon as possible" was printed in the book The Phillips Code: A Thoroughly Tested Method of Shorthand, Arranged for…
Aunt Sally’s Boutique (Salvation Army nickname)
The Salvation Army was founded in 1865; its thrift stores raise money on donations of gentlely used items. The nickname "Aunt Sally" for the Salvation Army's thrift store in New York…
Badvertising (bad + advertising)
"Badvertising" (bad + advertising) is a word that has been cited in print since at least 1911. The magazine Adweek began annual "badvertising awards" in 1982. The…
Balance Sheet Close (sales technique)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Closing (sales)Balance sheet close: also called the Ben Franklin close, in which the salesperson and the prospect build together a pros-and-cons list of whether…
Barnes and Ignoble (Barnes & Noble nickname)
Barnes & Noble began as a bookstore (it had been established in 1873 as a printing business) in 1886 in New York City. Barnes & Noble stores can be found in many malls across the United…
Barns and No Bull (Barnes & Noble nickname)
Barnes & Noble booksellers began in New York City in 1886 and grew to become the largest retail bookseller in the United States. Barnes & Noble has been called "Barn(e)s and No…
Bed Bath & Beyoncé or Bloodbath & Beyond (Bed Bath & Beyond nickname)
Bed Bath & Beyond is a home products retailer, formed in 1971 and headquartered in Union, New Jersey. The nickname "Bloodbath & Beyond" comes from an episode of television…
Bed, Bath & Beyond My Budget (Bed, Bath & Beyond nickname)
Bed Bath & Beyond is a home products retailer, formed in 1971 and headquartered in Union, New Jersey. Some customers have found the store's products to be expensive. The Bed, Bath &…
BFD (Black Friday Deal)
"BFD" usually stands for "Big Fucking Deal." A "Black Friday" version of "BFD" is "Black Friday Deal." "Ha -- local indie computer place has…
Big Apple (Hozea Massiah, Toronto hip-hop figure, 1971-2025)
Hozea Massiah (1971-2025) was known as "Swagg Boss" and especially as "Big Apple." He was a Toronto hip-hop entrepreneur who had the clothing lines "I'm Not A…
Big Apple Awards (PRSA—New York Chapter)
The Public Relations Society of America -- New York Chapter began their annual "Big Apple Awards" in 1988. The goal was, according to the New York Chapter, "to encourage excellence…
Big Apple Copy Center
Big Apple Copy Center is a copy and print shop that is located at 115 Broadway in Manhattan, near Wall Street. The business was founded in 1979. Big Apple Copy CenterCall: (212) 962-4282115…