• Peregrinate. A verb for parking lots and cafeterias.

  • Dec 7 2023
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Peregrinate. A verb for parking lots and cafeterias.

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  • This next word you are really going to like because it describes many of the people you work with. Use it carefully in your next meeting to sound like you have an uncanny command of the English language and, therefore, should be given a raise or at least not hassled about when you’re going to be done with whatever it is you’re supposed to be working on.


    The word is "Peregrinate." It's a verb and it’s used like the word "wander" but without the meaningful aimlessness that "wander" conveys. If all who wander are not lost, then all who peregrinate most certainly are.


    For example, the commonly uttered work phrase: "Did you see Bob wandering around the parking lot this morning?" can be spruced up in pre-meeting banter with the more accurate sentence, "Now that work-from-home is over, Bob just seems to peregrinate around the parking lot." 


    Peregrinate is a more aimless wandering and should be used to describe how people, especially those in marketing, use the brand’s style guide.


    For example, "It seems like marketing peregrinates around the office making stuff up." That’s a really good sentence and I highly recommend you try it this week in a meeting.


    In summary, "Peregrinate" is a verb and it means: "To journey, especially on foot, from place to place, often without a clear purpose." It’s the opposite of what a postal route worker does and analogous to all corporate retreat activities.

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