Backburner
A corporate euphemism for "never" that makes procrastination sound like strategic prioritization, usually used when people want to avoid admitting they'll never actually do something.
Examples
Examples:
- "We'll put this on the backburner." (we'll never do this)
- "Backburner items are important." (things we'll never do are important, apparently)
- "Backburner management is key." (managing things we'll never do is key, apparently)
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euphemismneverprocrastinationstrategicimportant
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