1. When someone messes up so bad at work that they are demoted so hard and fast it boomerangs and becomes a promotion.
2. When your demotion results in less work and an easier job, so that it feels like a promotion.
Man, did you hear about Bob? He messed up so bad that they demoted him! It's okay though, because apparently it was a demotapromotion and now he's running the whole show.
One who instigates shenanigans regularly. The first suspect named every time there is a new shenanigan perpetrated.
Dude, your a shenanigator! Every time something happens, you're the guy.