Work & AmbitionEuphemism
Pizza Party
PEET-suh PAR-teenoun
What it means
A gesture of corporate gratitude, priced per person, offered in lieu of a raise.
What it actually means
Here is $6 of food instead of the money.
How it is used in a sentence
"We hit the target, so there's a pizza party on Friday."
Filed under
Work & Ambition — Everything your employer calls a benefit and your therapist calls a symptom.
Euphemism — The phrase hides something specific. We decode it.
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