prarie dogging

In a large, open plan, cubical filled office, this is where one inmate (or employee) stands up in his/her cubicle and looks arround. This is often followed by other office workers standing up and looking around to see what all the fuss is about, in a style reminiscent of those loveable creatures, prarie dogs.

First coined by Scott Adams in a Dilbert comic strip.

In their natural environment 'employees' can often be seen prarie dogging, in case they are missing something more interesting than work.

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person 1

Individual often cited in examples. Person 1 has been seen doing a wide range of acts such as asking "What's up;" going to AA meetings; and even voting for george w bush

Person 1: Why do people keep on saying I do all these stupid things? Can't they think of someone else to use in their examples?

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