Advanced Design: (adjective & noun) A term used by the guys in creative to describe a product that 1) they don't understand. Or 2) can’t be explained in a 30 second commercial. Usage: Just say the new computer has an advanced design. That’s easier.
Bobblehead: (noun) Someone who nods enthusiastically every time the boss says anything. Plastic for brains. Usage: Don’t expect him to handle that problem. He’s just a bobblehead.
Clean-your-plate-itus: (noun) a disease where you think the leftovers will look better on your gut than in the dog’s dish. Usage: Don’t send the extra turkey home with me. I have clean-your-plate-itus.
Diets: a short-term solution to a long-term problem
Fat Free: An advertising term that translates, ”You pay for the food, but the fat is free.”
First National Bank of Mom: the misperception of a teenager that his or her mother is made of money. Usage as an adjective: When he ask for more money 3 times in a week, we had a First National Bank of Mom moment. Can also be a noun.
Single digit dress size: the Holy Grail of weight loss. Always said with reverence, like a heavenly choir is singing in the background.
Soup Opera Man: describes a man who’s too good to be true. A male who is always asking about your fe-e-elings. Usage: Edmund in Twilight is a Soap Opera Man.
Teenage multitasking: Laughing on the cell while conducting 3 different messenger conversations and checking my space for new comments.
Testosterone strut: (adjective & noun) Male chest beating, where a dramatic show makes up for actually addressing the problem. The more ineffectual the male … the bigger the strut. Usage: Don’t pay any attention to him. He’s doing the testosterone strut.
Zipper issues: (adjective & noun) Men who have so many affairs that their flies should be super glued. Usage: Bill Clinton has zipper issues.
