The Geekspeak Lexicon: Y

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yestertech

(YES·tur·tek). n. 1. Old or obsolete technology e.g. a new personal computer. 2. Ancient or historic technology e.g. a six-month-old personal computer.

yettie

(YET·ee). n. hackronym Young, Entrepreneurial, Tech-based Twenty-something. modern Young, unemployable former high-tech worker. archaic ca. 1999 Young, wealthy new technology entrepreneur. etym. Borrowed from the Tibetan yet·i; adapted from American mythology; a creature native to the mountainous regions of southwestern North America, reputed to be larger than life, and possessed of the ego strength of ten moguls. Said to be related to the big·shot, a mythical beast alleged to inhabit the forested mountain suburbs near Seattle, Washington, and the mo·gul, said by locals to terrorize vast regions of coastal Southern California.

yoda

(YO·duh). n. acr. Young, Opinionated, Directionless Academic. An individual who refuses for ethical or philosophical reasons to perform assigned tasks, yet who has no such ethical dilemma about drawing a salary for not performing them. syn. boat an·chor, cubb·ly

yo-yo

(YOH·yoh) n. 1. A stock which repeatedly sinks to near-worthless levels but doesn't return to its original purchase value until the day after it is sold to someone who actually knows how to play it. 2. A stock whose value rises and falls dramatically on a regular basis, and which is held for a small long-term loss while one's friends get rich by playing its momentum swings.

yuck factor

(YUK fak·tur) n. phr. 1. The capacity of a thing to induce nausea when beheld. 2. A fudge factor or fixed quantity used to adjust the value of a contribution by management or trainees as a means of insuring that the resulting value is above zero.