ervik's definitions

Yawn shaming

the act of shaming a colleague for yawning too early during the shift.

"Yawn shaming is a standard practice from 2pm to 4pm"

by ervik June 24, 2019

excelgasm

The feeling that one gets when a complex Excel formula works perfectly and is applied to a column of data without encountering any error.

Jon while solving a problem that would have taken hours to be solved in 30 seconds with a smart formula: "oh, gosh, I think I just had an excelgasm"

by ervik May 1, 2019

pythony

adj. Relative to the programming language Python

Junior Data Scientist: "hey John, I have a pythony question"

by ervik May 13, 2019

Startuppy

adj. related to start-ups. Also, feeling as being part of a start-up.

"I like to finish the project the hour prior to the deadline, it makes me feel more startuppy"

by ervik October 15, 2020

Poonami

A huge quantity of poo expelled by a toddler.

"Oh no, my son just made a poonami on the floor instead of using the potty"

by ervik January 31, 2019

strokeversary

a day in which one celebrates surviving a stroke.

"Today is my fifth strokeversary and I never felt more alive"

by ervik February 13, 2023

Chabuduoism

A philosophy based on the Chinese concept of cha bu duo, accepting imperfection to progress rather than being held back by perfectionism

"Their factory is following chabuduoism, so it never stops getting products out".

by ervik June 12, 2023