Efficiency
by lifeinhd on Aug 16, 2010 22:02:01
Example:
Sue: "To increase my
efficiency while baking this cake, I'm going to gather all the ingredients from
the fridge before I start mixing anything together."
Bob: "You're not being efficient, you're just being lazy. Now make me a
sammich."
Efficient
by Sisternumberthree on May 07, 2010 11:45:29
Extremely hard working, always
functioning at the highest of standards, and finding the best possible
solution. Other wise known as a
Miriam.
Example:
"Oh my god, how did she get all of this DONE?!"
"She's efficient...Duh."
Example 2:
"
No no, it takes 30 minutes to get to
Whole Foods. There is no possible way for you to get there in twenty minutes."
"Bam! there
in ten. "
Soviet Efficiency
by Japanadan on Oct 08, 2004 12:58:40
Asian Efficiency
by AE Aaron on Oct 16, 2012 18:52:34
The pinnacle of human productivity and efficiency. Grants
superhuman abilities of focus and attention on
getting work done in the shortest amount of time, usually to the
exclusion of everything else.
Not normally observed in non-Asian races, and explains the other-worldly feats and performance of Asian kids in school.
Example:
Jack: "Hey dude, what about that paper?"
Asian Kid: "Done."
Jack: "And the
one on..."
Asian Kid: "Done."
Jack: "
Goddamn dude, what are you on?"
Asian Kid: "Asian Efficiency dude, Asian Efficiency."
Quebec Efficiency
by xiainx on May 01, 2010 22:18:30
Quebec efficiency refers to the most inefficiently run processes possible. These processes always take at least three times as if normally run and generally six to
ten times longer than if run efficiently. The term originates from the Canadian province of
Quebec, where such processes occur very frequently.
Example:
Jean: "I made cookies today, and instead of buying everything before hand, I just went out and bought every ingredient when the recipe said I need it! It took me 4 hours to bake the cookies."
Jacques: "
Quebec efficiency!"
Luc: "At the raffle last night, instead of drawing the three winners, they drew until there were only
three left, and then those three won. It took forever."
Laurent: "Quebec efficiency!"
economic efficiency
by abu yahya on Jun 24, 2008 07:29:40
The ability of an
economic system to provide what people what, given their
incomes. Given the fact that incomes and resources are both
finite, efficiency will be of the utmost importance in determining if people's wants are satisfied by the workings of the economic system.
german efficiency
by Gumba Gumba on Mar 19, 2004 21:43:59
Refering to mechanical produce of post-war Germany. Due to the low
wages at that time, and no
shortage of skilled workers, west Germany gained a solid reputation for outstanding quality of products at a
reasonable price. Today, many people swear by german efficiency, and refuse to buy inferior products from anywhere but.
distributional efficiency
by abu yahya on Jul 11, 2008 08:43:20
In the social sciences, refers to the effectiveness with which a social benefit reaches its intended
beneficiaries. When most of the cost of a particular
social good is absorbed by intermediaries, such as
scalpers and profiteers, distributional efficiency is low.
Example:
The state-owned
auditorium hands out a fixed number of free tickets to students to promote the arts, but nearly all of them sell the tickets to
scalpers for the money. It's very poor distributional efficiency.