consultant n. [from con “to fraud, dupe, swindle”, or, possibly, French con (vulgar) “a person of little merit” + sult elliptical form of “insult” ] A tipster disguised as an oracle, esp. one who has learned to decamp at high speed in spite of the large briefcase and heavy wallet.
Stan Kelly-Bootle, The Computer Contradictionary, 1995
prrdh over 3 years ago
consultant n. [from con “to fraud, dupe, swindle”, or, possibly, French con (vulgar) “a person of little merit” + sult elliptical form of “insult” ] A tipster disguised as an oracle, esp. one who has learned to decamp at high speed in spite of the large briefcase and heavy wallet.
Stan Kelly-Bootle, The Computer Contradictionary, 1995
gigagrouch over 3 years ago
OOOH! B.S. BINGO!
willie_mctell over 3 years ago
He certainly speaks fluent Consultant.