Every company crafts its own culture, and language is a key part of that.
If you take a visit to Facebook's campus in Menlo Park, words like "purple tie" and "epic" don't mean a piece of clothing or a synonym for awesome.
Here are 17 words and their definitions at Facebook.
"T.N.R. 250" — An abbreviation for "The Nouveau Riche 250" or Facebook's first 250 employees who became millionaires after the company's IPO.Facebook.com/Zuck via Chris Hughes"Bootcamp" — A six-week introduction to Facebook that all new employees must go through. Once they "graduate" bootcamp, new hires choose their teams.Facebook
Read Andrew Bosworth's Facebook post about the early days of Bootcamp
"Faceversary" — The yearly celebration of how long an employee has worked at the company. The campus store sells special "Faceversary" balloons. It's even listed on employees' Facebook pages like a birthday to remind everyone to congratulate each other.
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"Game day" — This is basically a grown-up version of field day. Each spring, Facebook employees band together in teams, dress in bright colors, and head over to a local park to face off in a series of competitions.
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"Epic" — Not just an adjective, it's also the main cafeteria on campus.Photo by Rodrigo V. on Foursquare
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