adj.
A euphemism for being fired.
Example Citation:
"And 'uninstalled.' That's the new euphemism for being fired, as in the message on the voice mail of an executive at a downsizing computer firm, 'You have reached the number of an uninstalled vice president. Please dial our main number and ask the operator for assistance."
—John Lang, " 'Dilbertisms' make life fun down on the cubicle farm," The San Diego Union-Tribune, July 18, 1999
—John Lang, " 'Dilbertisms' make life fun down on the cubicle farm," The San Diego Union-Tribune, July 18, 1999
Notes:
This word appeared originally in Gareth Branwyn's Jargon Watch column (Wired magazine).
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rightsizing
smartsizing
upstaff
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brightsizing
capsizing
cashier
decruitment
downaging
dumbsizing
flexicurity
layoff lust
pink-slip party
regime change
revector
RIF
rightsizing
smartsizing
upstaff
worklessness
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