Corporate Jargon

noun an acknowledgment or confession

verb to confess or acknowledge something as true or valid

• I must admit that the new policy has proven to be quite effective.
• Okay, I'll admit it - I actually enjoyed the movie.
• I ain't gonna admit to nothing without my lawyer present.
• Sometimes it's hard to admit when you're wrong, but it's important for personal growth.

noun a person who behaves obsequiously to someone in authority

verb to seek favor by fawning or flattery

• It is unprofessional to brown nose in the workplace in order to gain favor with the boss.
• Stop brown nosing the teacher just to get a better grade.
• I can't stand people who brown nose their way to the top.
• She always brown noses her way into getting what she wants.

noun language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of technical terms

adjective characterized by jargon or pretentious language that is difficult to understand

• The legal document was filled with so much gobbledygook that it was difficult to understand.
• I tried reading that scientific article, but it was full of gobbledygook.
• The instructions were written in total gobbledygook, I had no idea what to do.
• Her explanation was like gobbledygook to me, I couldn't make any sense of it.

noun a verb phrase consisting of the word 'kick' and the adverb 'upstairs', used to describe the action of promoting someone to a higher position or rank within an organization

• After years of service, the company decided to kick him upstairs to a more senior position.
• They're going to kick him upstairs to a better job because he's been doing so well.
• I heard they're going to kick him upstairs to a cushy desk job with less responsibility.
• In politics, it's common for leaders to kick their rivals upstairs to positions of less influence.

noun an act of going to see a person or place for a period of time

verb to go to see someone or a place for a period of time

• I am planning to visit the art museum next weekend.
• Hey, do you want to visit the new cafe downtown with me?
• Let's visit that cool spot everyone's talking about.
• Sometimes we need to visit our past in order to move forward.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• It seems that some team members did not get the memo about the updated project deadline.
• I guess Sarah did not get the memo about the dress code for the party.
• Looks like Jake totally didn't get the memo about the meeting being canceled.
• She must not have gotten the memo that we are no longer friends.

noun a style of language or writing that is typically used in bureaucratic settings, characterized by excessive formality, jargon, and complexity

• The document was filled with complex bureaucratese that made it difficult to understand.
• I can't make heads or tails of all this bureaucratese in the paperwork.
• I hate dealing with all the bureaucratese jargon in these forms.
• Cut through the bureaucratese and get to the heart of the matter.