ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRAIRIE-DOGGING
After the actions of a prairie dog, which stands on its hind legs to get a better view of something.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRAIRIE-DOGGING»
Discover the use of
prairie-dogging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
prairie-dogging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Applied Organizational Communication: Theory and Practice in ...
The I-way is the information superhighway. Prairie-dogging is popping up from
your cubicle to glance around and see what your co-workers are doing. Unin-
stalled, a euphemism for being fired, augments the remarkable 1990s
downsizing list ...
Thomas E. Harris, Thomas E. Harris (Ph. D.), Mark D. Nelson, 2008
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Service in the Field: The World of Front-line Public Servants
The partitions have created a new piece of office jargon : "prairie-dogging" is
defined as hanging over cubicle walls to chat. This has resulted in tongue-in-
cheek discussions about whether information obtained by prairie-dogging should
be ...
Barbara Wake Carroll, David Siegel, 1999
NAKED Fridays give the disgruntled employee something to look forward to
every week. MBBBBHMBHBMHBMBBB1 Pointboll gunman hired to sho. at
prairie-dogging office cubicle wo-ers By DAVID TOLSEY "WHAT we have here is
a ...
4
Montana Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & ...
When you watch dozens of foot-long rodents constantly popping up on their hind
legs to chirp and peek out from their burrows, you'll see why the term “prairie-
dogging” has entered the lexicon of cubical-office culture. They're kind of shy, ...
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Dictionary of Euphemisms
A vulgar variant is powder your puff, punning on the cosmetic device. pox (the)
syphilis Literally, any disease that brings pustules on the skin but, as Dr johnson
reminds us, 'This is the sense when it has no epithet'. prairie-dogging American ...
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Dilbert 2.0: The Early Years: 1989 to 1993
Peeking over the top of your cubicle is often referred to as prairie dogging. I don't
know if! invented the term with this comic, or heard it someplace, or came up with
it independently because it is a somewhat obvious idea. But I do know that lots ...
7
Train Like a Mother: How to Get Across Any Finish Line—and ...
Like a come-on from a handsome stranger in a bar, they can be a nice diversion
in an otherwise hohum night out/run. Prairie dogging: An urgent need to poop on
a run; the matter almost escapes and then doesn't, the way a prairie dog goes in
...
Dimity McDowell, Sarah Bowen Shea, 2012
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Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors
Prairie-dogging (n.). The action of office or factory staff when they all peer across
at some interesting occurrence (as will a warren of American prairie-dogs when
alarmed or curious). A kangaroo loose in the top paddock [1908]. A mad, crazy ...
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Notes from Beyond the Fringe
a cube farm, which invariably leads to derisive comments and rampant "prairie
dogging.” This is, of course, a more visual thing, which can only be appreciated if
you are familiar with the way many offices are set up — a sea of walled cubicles ...
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The Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors
Prairie-dogging (n.). The action of office or factory staff when they all peer across
at some interesting occurrence (as will a warren of American prairie-dogs when
alarmed or curious). A kangaroo loose in the top paddock [1908]. A mad, crazy ...
Peter Richard Wilkinson, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRAIRIE-DOGGING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
prairie-dogging is used in the context of the following news items.
Hacked standing desks overwhelm office system
... communication; people could stand up and talk over the cubicle walls, popping their heads up in what is now called prairie-dogging. «Treehugger, Feb 15»
TMI, TBH: Lena Dunham Addresses Her Critics In This Week's 'Girls'
Now hang tight in that line, I'm prairie-dogging.” Hannah's new frenemy Chandra, for example, couldn't have known that that would be the day ... «Junkee, Jan 15»
It's Good to be the King
Soon enough, librarians who have never known the joys of prairie-dogging in cubicle land will be able to. The librarians are complaining that ... «Library Journal, Dec 14»
Voices from Solitary: “This Massive Mind-Fuck Machine”
... well-intentioned, professor-ish clipboard dragger to inquire about my well being, prairie-dogging through the plexiglass bulletproof windown ... «Solitary Watch, Jan 14»
'Girls Don't Poop' Gets 13M YouTube Views, Takes Toilet Humor to …
... to pinch a loaf at work, cut a rope at a party or lay a brick at your boyfriend's, your days of embarrassing smells or prairie-dogging it are over.". «Adweek, Oct 13»
Balagan's Sold-Out Spring Awakening Returns This …
... which tendency director Eric Ankrim runs with (the ensembles' prairie-dogging Melchior's deflowering of Wendla manages to incarnate both ... «The SunBreak, Jan 12»
Dog Finds Ball In Pile Of Leaves: Cute/Ridiculous Animal Thing Of …
She dives in and finds that thing. But not without a lot of tunneling and adorable prairie-dogging her head up from beneath the foliage. Via Viral ... «Huffington Post, Jan 12»
Career Coach: 15 rules of etiquette for the cubicle
*Don't peer over the top of your cubicle wall (called prairie-dogging) to see what the next person is doing. Respect their privacy. «Washington Post, Aug 11»
With all due respect... these nightmare phrases are literally driving …
I also enjoy the term "Prairie-dogging'', defined as the act of popping your head over a partition in an office full of cubicles when there is a row ... «Irish Independent, Nov 08»
Overheard at the Water Cooler (in Cube-Speak)
Britney: Boy, I needed a break from the cube farm. Kevin: No kidding! Did you catch the prairie-dogging when Caitlin's coffee-maker exploded? «NPR, Oct 06»
