Definitions by PRwiz101

intervine 

(n.) - The internet grapevine of gossip, rumors, innuendo and news flashes

"How did I hear this? I heard it on the intervine somewhere! It's gone viral now, everyone's talking
about it!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in Manhattan, June 25, 2011

intervine by PRwiz101 July 19, 2011

grypo 

(n.) -- a grammar mistake in a print newspaper or magazine or online publication

"I'm used to all the typos in the newspapers these days, but what
really irritates me is when I see a major grypo that neither the
editors nor the proofreaders caught! Whatever happened to correct grammar usage?"

overheard at a watercooler in a newspaper newsroom in Boston, January 23, 2011

grypo by PRwiz101 May 20, 2011

typocreep 

(c.) -- The increasing number of keyboarding errors (called typos) that find their way into print newspaper stories and online articles and blogs.

"It seems as if nobody proofreads their blogs or news articles anymore. This typocreep is beginning to get out of hand!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in an office building in Manhattan, April 16, 2011

typocreep by PRwiz101 May 10, 2011

workburger 

(n.) -- a hamburger eaten in the middle of the day during work hours in order to boost energy and satisfy cravings for meat, ketchup, salt and pickles.

"If I need anything now, it's a workburger! Bring it on!"

-- overheard outside an office cubicle in Manhattan on March 23, 2011

workburger by PRwiz101 April 25, 2011

nymphomercial 

(n.) - a TV infomercial that is so sexy (either intentionally or otherwise) that you can practically have sex with yourself, or someone else,
while watching it.

"Oh my gosh, did you see that nymphomercial on TV last night, during halftime, with that awesome babe wearing practially nothing? It was awesome!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in an office building in Atlanta
on April 3, 2011

nymphomercial by PRwiz101 April 25, 2011

awkwardsome 

A person, a pet, a situation, a photograph or an idea that is both awkward and awesome.

"Did you see that TV clip about a donkey parasailing at a beach in Mexico? Awkwardsome!"

overheard at a watercooler on Madison Avenue in Manhattan on March 31, 2011

awkwardsome by PRwiz101 April 21, 2011

counterpropaganda 

(n.) - Professional and amateur news operations in print or online to identify misleading government lies or corporate product propaganda in order to raise public awareness of truthiness in the general population.

"Look, the only way we're going to turn this society into a better and more informed one is to push our counterpropaganda on the media just as hard as the forces of public manipulation do."

-- overheard at a watercooler in Austin, Texas on March 15, 2011

counterpropaganda by PRwiz101 April 20, 2011