Buzz words

[treadigraph]

Do something "like a boss" or "like a pro". Tesco exhort one to shop like a pro using their smartphone app. Eh?

[Less Hair]

"Black swan event."

Fantastic. Bonus points from my side.

[treadigraph]

Does the Covid 19 pandemic count as a black swan event?

[BWSBoy6]

Herd immunity.

I don’t know why, but I find the term rather patronising. I think it’s because whenever I hear it, I always get this mental image of a large group of dimwits corralled in a large pen aimlessly shuffling around and bumping into each other.

[Ancient Observer]

"Premium Customer Experience" is one phrase that has emerged from super-premium brands to much lower in the market place.

Even BT want you to have one nowadays.

[osborne]

I quite like the term POTUS. It makes me think a trip to the doc is required to have it lanced.

[jolihokistix]

Originally Posted by BWSBoy6

Herd immunity.

I don’t know why, but I find the term rather patronising. I think it’s because whenever I hear it, I always get this mental image of a large group of dimwits corralled in a large pen aimlessly shuffling around and bumping into each other.

Agreed. I refuse to use it. ‘Hive immunity’ is what I call it.

[hiflymk3]

Originally Posted by BWSBoy6

Herd immunity.

I don’t know why, but I find the term rather patronising. I think it’s because whenever I hear it, I always get this mental image of a large group of dimwits corralled in a large pen aimlessly shuffling around and bumping into each other.

You're thinking of the House of Commons are you not?

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by osborne

I quite like the term POTUS. It makes me think a trip to the doc is required to have it lanced.

FLOTUS, on the other hand, sounds like you need to get the plumber in ...

[hiflymk3]

GLOTUS, pleasure at other's misfortune.

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CLOTUS, collective stupidity

[ex82watcher]

LLOTUS,racing car built inWales.

[ATNotts]

This is starting to have all the makings of a classic "I'm Sorry I haven't A Clue" round!!

[visibility3miles]

TLA - Three Letter Acronym

Okay, not a buzzword, but acronyms got their own acronyms ya know!

[visibility3miles]

FGOTUS - First gentleman of the United States, or forgot us already?

[BWSBoy6]

Governments appointing ‘tsars’ to tackle specific issues. WTF has a Russian emperor got to do with democratic politics? Isn’t it merely just to make a particular role sound more sexy?

[visibility3miles]

Originally Posted by BWSBoy6

Governments appointing ‘tsars’ to tackle specific issues. WTF has a Russian emperor got to do with democratic politics? Isn’t it merely just to make a particular role sound more sexy?

Drug Czar

I thought those were the people controlling the trade...

[Hydromet]

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK

FLOTUS, on the other hand, sounds like you need to get the plumber in ...

...or the gastro-enterologist.

[jimtherev]

Just remembered, about 15 yrs ago the council demolished about 2,000 flats in southeast London.
The residents? They were, officially, decanted.