Jazz It Up
Unsucked:
Add cliche elements to a site’s visual design (e.g., ribbon, drop-shadow, bevel).
Jump (on a phone call) v.
I managed to jump on a call with Kenny and interview him on exactly what he sees as the future of domaining.
Unsucked:
Parkour for the Bluetooth headset set—who substitute kinetic language for any physical activity more arduous than beeping open their A6. Call.
Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
Unsucked:
Measurement (of success).
Kick the Tires
Unsucked:
Test or try. Research briefly.
Killing It
Sesame Street is killing it with viral videos lately.
Unsucked:
Doing well or succeeding. Murdering the competition, so to speak.
Knee-Deep
Unsucked:
Busy.
Knowledge Abundance
New-media strategists believe that knowledge abundance is a behavior, and not the result of a behavior.
Unsucked:
Sharing information.
Knowledge Acquisition
Unsucked:
Way of learning.
Knowledge Transfer
Let’s make sure we’re on the same page to increase opportunities for collaboration and knowledge transfer.
Unsucked:
Sharing relevant experience throughout an organization. Bitching about office politics over drinks. Getting old-timers to divulge useful information before you lay them off for being too expensive.
Lay the Foundation or Groundwork
Unsucked:
Prepare.
Leapfrog
Unsucked:
Spring ahead of the competition on one’s moist webbed digits.
Learnings
Unsucked:
A lesson or new information.
Level of Effort (LOE)
What’s the level of effort for that project?
Unsucked:
A variable corresponding to how much someone can charge you for and whine about a specific task.
Level Set
I just want to level set around the GUI requirement for the migration from C++ to Java.
Unsucked:
Agree on expectations.
Leverage
Unsucked:
Take advantage of, use, or act upon.
Liquidity Event
Unsucked:
A happy ending for venture investors.
Living Document
This is a living document, which outlines our diverse investments in a single, comprehensive and integrated plan.
Unsucked:
A editable document. Or, in 2007, a wiki.
Long Pole in the Tent
On the BFG2000 release 4.0, the long pole in the tent is testing all the upgrade paths.
Unsucked:
The most difficult task. The hard part, ahem.
Long Tail
Unsucked:
What you see when they open the kimono. Unpopular products.
Look Under the Covers
Unsucked:
Research.
Loop Back
Unsucked:
Revisit or discuss later.
Loop In
Unsucked:
Inform or notify.
Lovingly Made By
Tweety McTweetcounter was lovingly made by Sam, who wears a beard, and Slim, who adorbs Sufjan Stevens.
Unsucked:
Applying “add noise” and “emboss” instead of actual benefits.
Low-Hanging Fruit
Our budget’s tight on this one, so we need to go right in for the low-hanging fruit.
Unsucked:
Easy goal.
Loyalty
Unsucked:
Dependable laziness. Force of habit.
Recently Added
Necessary Trouble
Troubled: Advice for Exclamatory E-mails
My question is about exclamations versus periods in e-mails. I personally use exclamation marks but have known people to think they come off as overeager, overly casual, or insincere. What do you think?