DILBERT

Meaning of DILBERT in English

n. American comic strip about the modern workplace of the main character Dilbert (created by Scott Adams, launched in 1989); family name

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DILBERT — Dilbert BrE AmE ˈdɪl bət -bɜːt AmE \ -b ə rt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DILBERT — Dil ‧ bert /ˈdɪlbət $ -ərt/ BrE AmE a popular US ↑ cartoon strip by Scott Adams, about a computer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DILBERT — < humour > A cartoon computer worker drawn by Scott Adams scottadams@aol.com , who works in Silicon Valley. The cartoon …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
DILBERT — a US cartoon character created in 1989 by Scott Adams. Dilbert is an electrical engineer who works with computers in …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
DILBERT — n. Name and title character of a comic strip nationally syndicated in the U.S. and enormously popular among hackers. Dilbert …
Jargon File English vocabulary
DILBERT — Дилберт
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
YEAR IN REVIEW 1996 — Adams, Scott Cartoonist Scott Adams was asked one question so many times that he came up with a stock answer. …
Britannica English vocabulary
MESSIAH — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The media made him out to be a political messiah . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PHB — Dilbert, short for pointy-haired boss. An idiot manager. Example: My phb asked me if I could work overtime for the …
Slang English vocab
HARDENING — Used to describe the resulting condition of a worker when his boss gives him to much work to do. The …
Slang English vocab
DEMONS OF STUPIDITY — Mythical entities responsible for illogical bureacracy, paradoxical regulations, hard-to-use software, and all problems that wouldn't exist if anyone in charge …
Slang English vocab
BUNGEE BOSS — A middle manager who is put in charge of a corporate department, changes all departmental procedures, and is transferred out …
Slang English vocab
BOMBILOGOPHILE — A lover of buzzwords. Like the boss in Dilbert cartoons and the bosses in many real corporations who believe that …
Slang English vocab
INDUHVIDUAL — A person lacking intelligence. Coined by Dilbert fans. Can be used to a foolish person's face without risking physical harm. …
Slang English vocab
ASOK — From the Dilbert comic strip. An gullible intern or temp employee that's just begging to be abused. Example: Get the …
Slang English vocab
HUMOUR — Pretty Amazing New Stuff mickey rusty memory magic smoke Murphy's Law Finagle's Law hand cruft plug and pray Blue Screen …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
DILBERTED — < jargon > To be exploited and oppressed by your boss. Derived from the experiences of Dilbert , the geek-in-hell …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BASTARD OPERATOR FROM HELL — < humour > (BOFH) A rogue network operator character invented by Simon Travaglia simontrav@hotmail.com , regularly featured in "Computing" and …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
COMICS AND COMIC STRIPS — A comic in the US means a comic strip or strip cartoon . Comic strips are a series of small …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ASAP — A Stupid Acting Person (Dilbert comic strip) After September, April Possibly :-) Always Say A Prayer And Sink A Pint …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
RAT DANCE — [From the Dilbert comic strip of November 14, 1995] A hacking run that produces results which, while superficially coherent, have …
Jargon File English vocabulary
POINTY-HAIRED — [after the character in the Dilbert comic strip] Describes the extreme form of the property that separates suit s and …
Jargon File English vocabulary
COW ORKER — [Usenet] n. fortuitous typo for co-worker, widely used in Usenet, with perhaps a hint that orking cows is illegal. This …
Jargon File English vocabulary
PHB — [Usenet; common; rarely spoken] Abbreviation, "Pointy-Haired Boss". From the Dilbert character, the archetypal halfwitted middle- management type. See also pointy-haired …
Jargon File English vocabulary
ДИЛБЕРТ — Dilbert
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