Why This Exists

Somewhere along the way, we stopped talking to each other like humans. We started “leveraging synergies” instead of working together. We “circled back” instead of following up. We sought “alignment” instead of agreement.

Corporate jargon was supposed to make us sound smart, professional, serious. Instead, it created a barrier—a linguistic wall that separates those who speak the code from those who don't.

It's exclusionary by design, even when it's not by intent.

Every time someone says “let's take this offline” in a meeting, precious seconds tick away as people decode what that actually means. Multiply that across millions of meetings, emails, and Slack messages every day.

But the real cost isn't time—it's trust.

When a job posting says “competitive salary” but means “below market rate,” that's not just jargon. That's deception dressed in professional clothing.

When “we're like a family” means “we'll expect you to sacrifice your personal life,” we've weaponized language against the very people we're trying to recruit.

We believe in clarity over cleverness. In saying what you mean, and meaning what you say.

This dictionary exists not to mock corporate culture—though some of it deserves mockery—but to translate it. To help job seekers understand what they're really signing up for. To give new employees a decoder ring for their first day. To remind managers that plain language is more effective than buzzwords.

We want to make business communication human again.