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projectnamer

/ˈprɒdʒɛkt ˈneɪmə/nounVerified New

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Also in: Projekttäufer (Deutsch) · proyectobautista (Español) · baptiprojet (Français)

The colleague whose project codenames are cooler than the projects they name.

The projectnamer delivers "OPERATION NORTHSTAR" for a database migration. The name raises expectations the project then spends a year lowering. Teams join projects because of the name and stay out of sunk-cost respect.

Etym. — project + namer — the colleague whose only output is the name.

Rel. — orgfiction

Novelty check: APPROVE

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Coined by an anonymous contributor · AI-assisted · first submitted 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14

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