white smoke

A way of saying that the group has reached a consensus; agreement after debate. Based on the tradition of burning straw along with the ballots to make white smoke above the Vatican when the College of Cardinals has elected a new Pope.

After three hours of negotiation, I think we finally have white smoke!

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open the kimono

A 1990's phrase that means that everyone should share data. There should be no secrets between those in the meeting. As in a Japanese wife showing her husband her naked body by opening her silk robe or kimono.

If we’re going to make any progress with this new standard, we’re going to make sure everyone agrees to open the kimono and not withhold any information.

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nextelling

To be unintelligible due to digital audio breakup on a cellular phone. This is caused by excessive audio compression, marginal Radio Frequency signal and interference. The result is a sound that somewhat resembles a human voice. Named after the typical communication on Nextel’s Direct Connect service. Frequent users of such a system start to actually understand the gibberish rather than communicate using another technology.

1: Hair bar jew?
2: I’m at the Starbucks, where are you?
1: Muck rim raft rick
2: Okay, take your time. We can talk when you get here, you’re Nextelling on me.
1: Baiter rude

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channel surfing

The act of changing TV channels without finding a channel to stop on. Pressing the up or down button on the TV remote control while hoping to find something worth watching. This involuntary muscle reaction is triggered by the commercial. Sometimes the act of channel surfing becomes entertainment in and of itself. From the concept of a spending time doing tricks on a board shaped device. For males of the species, it is possible simultaneously watch two or three programs and still follow the weak attempt at a plot.

Q: What are you watching?
A: Nada dude, just channel surfing.

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jageryawn

An unwelcome side effect of drinking too many shots in a bar. Usually without warning, the victim will open his or her mouth as if to yawn or belch, but instead shoots out a stream of dark brown fluid that smells much like licorice or cough medicine.

Everyone was having a blast at the bar until Maria had a jageryawn.

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Efforting

A made up word used only by newscasters to show off that they're doing the job they're paid to do. A poor attempt to make the word ‘effort’ into a verb. To make it sound like something simple is tough to do, so they’re making extra effort. Often used as a stall when a report isn’t ready.

We’re efforting to get that hurricane report from the beach ready for you.

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keep in the dark

To intentionally withhold information from someone. Either to avoid confrontation or to gain from the other’s lack of information. From the comparison to mushrooms, “I’m like a mushroom, then keep me in the dark and feed me bullshit.”

When it comes to keeping something secret, the plan should be to keep in the dark.

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