“Union” - your boss, probably

‘ask’ as a noun.

If you don’t intuitively know which slang or curse words can be used in a given professional setting (they are not all alike), then you should avoid all profanity and slang, and speak proper English. Always err on the side of caution when your career, reputation, or important matters are at stake.

Software has more than its fair share of acronyms, which we often choose to say phonetically, like SQL gets said “sequel.” We also have the TTY, and you often have to detach things from it. Depending on the context, best to spell that one out, or just substitute “terminal,” but I’ve definitely been in meetings where someone said something about a process that needs to be detached from the titty.

I haven’t managed to make “analingus” work in a meeting so far, but I’m determined.

bukkake

Don’t say anything sexual or overtly blasphemous or curse at a customer/higher up and in my experience no one will really care. Read the room for sure but times have changed, I’ve not worked in a place with overt swearing rules in over a decade. Even in severe cases you’ll likely just be asked to tone it down

C word.

Fuck-knuckle

Makes it hard if you’re one of Santa’s transport crew.

professional

Embiggen

Guillotine - oh no wait, that one SHOULD actually be used as often as possible, in any professional context

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