Use all of the jargon

Record any of the strange things you've heard around the office which we may have initially suspected aren't actually real words.

How to contribute

  1. Edit the words.csv file with one word or phrase per line
    • enter jargon as the first value
    • bonus points for adding additional comma-separated variations corresponding to parts of speech
    • for example:
      JARGON,verb - present,noun,adjective,phrase,proper noun
      Adopt-a-Hydrant,,,,,Adopt-a-Hydrant
      disruption,disrupt,disruption,disruptive,,
  2. You're done

FAQ

  • How do I know if it's a good word to add? Thought leader

Programmatic usage as an npm module

You can do it!

$ npm install deepdive

var jargon = require('deepdive')

console.log(jargon.random())
// => 'industry disruptor'

api

  • deepdive is an array of words

  • deepdive.random() returns a random word

  • deepdive.stream() returns a readable stream of all of the words

running the tests

we've got those.

$ npm test

command line usage

we can do that too!

installation

first you'll need to install node on your system

then $ npm install -g deepdive

and now you can run it from the console:

$ deepdive
leverage

which means you can do crazy things like

$ cowsay `deepdive`
 ________
< buy-in >
 --------
        \   ^__^
         \  (oo)\_______
            (__)\       )\/\
                ||----w |
                ||     ||