A dictionary of modern lifeOriginal definitions · Illustrated satire
Lucifer’s Lexicon

Modern life, properly defined.

In alphabetical disorder

The dictionary.

8words, properly defined.

A

  1. Agile & Delivery

    AGILE adj.

    Able to change direction quickly, provided the steering committee approves.

B

  1. Finance & Startups

    BANKER n.

    One who lends what did not exist and forecloses upon what does.

C

  1. Cloud & Infrastructure

    CLOUD n.

    Someone else's computer, made mysterious enough to justify recurring payment.

  2. Consulting & Transformation

    CONSULTANT n.

    One who learns your business from your employees and recommends it back to you in slides.

  3. People & HR

    CULTURE n.

    The behaviour rewarded after the values have been printed.

O

  1. Corporate Speak

    OWNERSHIP n.

    Responsibility bestowed without the vulgar accompaniment of power.

P

  1. Consulting & Transformation

    POWERPOINT n.

    A medium in which uncertainty gains bullet points.

X

  1. Technology Companies

    X n.

    A social network renamed after the mark traditionally used to indicate an error.