New lingo that I am already starting hate:
"Double click"
"Our North Star"

Agree? What have the rest of you got?

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calling agencies 'shops' really annoys me for some reason.....

but ya the silly jargon is a bit much. We make things people actively avoid. rattling off super niche, fabricated terms to come off as cool is so the opposite of cool lol.

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Preach

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You haven’t lived until you’ve heard someone have to present a dreck that identifies multiple “north stars”. Truly breathtaking stuff

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I’ve seen North Star in strat decks for 20+ years, so wouldn’t really call that new, but agree it is hate-worthy

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Anyone that uses the word “intentional.” It wasn’t by accident, it was “intentional.” No shit.

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Feel like double click and unpack happened around the same time.

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Not new but “evergreen” makes me mental.

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Using X instead of an ampersand or +.

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Always read this as “crossed with” 🤷‍♂️

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The word ‘ownable’ triggers me for some reason.

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New lingo?

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New to me! Go figure

I’m gonna go with everyone who says let’s “flush it out” instead of “flesh it out.” Drives me BATTY.

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Flush it out is what happens to the rejected campaigns…

These have been around for ages my homie

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North Star = 😖😖😖😖😖🤬

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Aligned, gut check, circle back, brain dump, pie in the sky

Not all new but don’t understand why we can’t talk like normal people

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“Authentic” ugh!

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Talent to task

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But what if you really need to double-click on a North Star in order to align on an authentic way forward that synergizes executions with all of the capabilities in your shop?

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Using brackets instead of parentheses. They each have different functions in text.

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“I didn’t have _____ on my bingo card this year.” is some chewed up, flavorless gum in a glass of lukewarm tap water, at this point.

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flywheel

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“I need to know the solve for this ask”.

No, you need a solution to the request they asked you for. Stop turning every verb into a noun.

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