Workplace Slang

verb to release or free from a restraint or constraint

adjective having freedom or independence

adverb in a manner that is unrestrained or without inhibition

• After completing all of her work for the day, she decided to cut loose and relax at home.
• Let's cut loose and have some fun tonight!
• I'm ready to cut loose and party all night long!
• It's time to cut loose from all the stress and worries weighing you down.

noun a stupid or inept person

• The professor referred to the student as a dunderhead for not understanding the concept.
• My brother can be such a dunderhead sometimes, always forgetting his keys.
• Don't be a dunderhead and mess this up for us.
• His stubbornness made him appear like a dunderhead in front of his colleagues.

noun a derogatory term for a stupid or foolish person

• The coach referred to the player as a meathead due to his lack of strategy on the field.
• My brother can be such a meathead sometimes, always forgetting where he puts his keys.
• That guy at the gym is a total meathead, always flexing in the mirror.
• Don't be a meathead and rush into decisions without thinking it through.

noun A cubicle rat is a person who spends a lot of time working in an office cubicle, often in a monotonous or repetitive job.

• The cubicle rat diligently worked on his tasks in the office.
• The cubicle rat was busy typing away at his desk.
• The cubicle rat was glued to his computer screen all day.
• He felt like a cubicle rat trapped in a maze of paperwork.