Do you ever feel like you need an interpreter to keep up with the lingo in your office?  Have you ever been in a conversation, pretending to understand what was just discussed, only to rush back to Google after the meeting to find out what the heck was going on? 

If so, you’re not alone.  Over the past 10 years, Webster’s has recognized thousands of new words, many having to do with technology or corporate-related trends.  As long as no one calls me ’404′ I’ll be fine!

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So here’s a few phrases that I’ve heard recently:

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• “Can you send me that deck after the presentation?”
   Deck, as in PowerPoint slide show. 

• “That’s a hot potato and I didn’t bring my gloves.”
   Used when someone is asked a hot topic question and prefers not to answer.

• "Depending on your available bandwidth, I’d like to have you take on a new project.”
   Since when is time and energy measured in bandwidth?

•  “Let’s take this discussion off-line.”
   Used when a conversation relating to only two or three people begins to take over a group meeting.  Especially used in conference calls.

•  “We’ll take care of the low-hanging fruit first”
   On a long list of things to do, low-hanging fruit is the easy place to start.

•  PowerPoint Bunny
   The person in a team who collects everyone’s hard work and research and creates a PowerPoint presentation. 
  

What corporate speak have you heard?