27 Words Only "Office" Fans Will Really Understand

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    Casey Rackham
    by Casey Rackham

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. Assistant

    NBC

    What it usually means: Someone who works under someone else.

    What it means to Office fans: A word that you cannot say unless it's followed by the words "to the."

    2. Bankruptcy

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    What it usually means: The state of being bankrupt.

    What it means to Office fans: Something you declare and/or yell at no one in particular when you want your money problems to go away.

    3. George Foreman Grill

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    What it usually means: A specific grill brand.

    What it means to Office fans: A grill that you keep by the side of your bed and cook bacon on so that you can wake up to the smell of bacon.

    4. Teapot

    NBC / Via Netflix

    What it usually means: A pot often used to brew tea.

    What it means to Office fans: Something you fill with sentimental items and give to the person you're secretly in love with.

    5. Benihana

    NBC / Via Netflix

    What it usually means: A hibachi restaurant.

    What it means to Office fans: A place to pick up women during the holiday season. Sometimes it's referred to as "Asian Hooters."

    6. Refrigeration

    What it usually means: The act or process of refrigerating.

    What it means to Office fans: Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration.

    7. Pretzel

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    What it usually means: A type of bread that is shaped like a loose knot.

    What it means to Office fans: Pretzel Day, aka Stanley's favorite day of the year.

    8. Herr's Potato Chips

    NBC / Via Netflix

    What it usually means: A brand of potato chips.

    What it means to Office fans: A symbol of the dark period of Jim and Pam's relationship.

    9. Monkey

    NBC

    What it usually means: A small to medium-sized primate.

    What it means to Office fans: The uniquely wonderful romance between Dwight and Angela.

    10. Jell-O

    NBC

    What it usually means: A fruit-flavored gelatin dessert.

    What it means to Office fans: Something you can hide office supplies in.

    11. Country Crock

    NBC

    What it usually means: A type of spreadable butter.

    What it means to Office fans: A type of spreadable butter good for rubbing on people's injured feet.

    12. Parkour

    NBC / Via anythingfromthetrolleys.tumblr.com

    What it usually means: The sport of rapidly running, jumping, and climbing.

    What it means to Office fans: Michael, Dwight, and Andy's chance to become YouTube sensations.

    13. Diwali

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    What it usually means: A Hindu festival celebrated every year.

    What it means to Office fans: Another chance for Michael Scott to embarrass himself.

    14. Merger

    NBC / Via Netflix

    What it usually means: A combination of two things.

    What it means to Office fans: When Jim and Pam were reunited and the world started to right itself.

    15. Niagara Falls

    NBC / Via lanadillrey.tumblr.com

    What it usually means: The name for three waterfalls between Canada and the United States.

    What it means to Office fans: Where Jim and Pam ran off to when they they wanted to get married surrounded by the only people who ~truly~ matter: each other.

    16. All-Inclusive

    NBC

    What it usually means: An adjective to describe something that includes everything or everyone.

    What it means to Office fans: Michael's trip to Jamaica.

    17. Chili's

    NBC / Via daysofwineandposes.tumblr.com

    What it usually means: A Tex-Mex chain restaurant.

    What it means to Office fans: One of Michael's all-time favorite restaurants. Also, the place Pam was permanently banned from.

    18. Sbarro

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    What it usually means: A pizzeria chain.

    What it means to Office fans: According to Michael, his favorite "New York pizza joint."

    19. Beets

    NBC

    What it usually means: An edible root.

    What it means to Office fans: One of Dwight's other sources of income.

    20. Cornell

    NBC / Via mbafollies.tumblr.com

    What it usually means: A university in the United States.

    What it means to Office fans: Andy's alma mater and the home of "Here Comes Treble."

    21. Chocolate Pudding

    NBC

    What it usually means: A delicious snack.

    What it means to Office fans: Something you can hide crushed Aspirin in when your boss is being extra cranky.

    22. Candle

    NBC / Via littleredrowan.blogspot.com

    What it usually means: Wax with a central wick that is lit to produce light.

    What it means to Office fans: That time Jan self-destructed and tried to sell candles to everyone.

    23. Superstitious

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    What it usually means: Having or showing a belief in superstitions.

    What it means to Office fans: Someone who is more than a little stitious.

    24. ASAP

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    What it usually means: An acronym for "as soon as possible."

    What it means to Office fans: The word used in the phrase "as ASAP as possible."

    25. Negative Diagnosis

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    What it usually means: A "good" diagnosis.

    What it means to Office fans: That Kevin is basically going to die.

    26. Tuna

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    What it usually means: A type of fish.

    What it means to Office fans: Jim's nickname, Big Tuna...because one day he ate a tuna sandwich.

    27. That's What She Said

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    What it usually means: A sex joke.

    What it means to Office fans: A sex joke that will never not make you giggle.