When we first hatched the idea of a comic calendar paying tribute to business lingo, we thought we would have the last word. Clearly we were wrong. The words keep coming. Many from friends and clients often mired in a maze of corporate language that seems to proliferate with each passing year.

Our sources often pass along a fresh buzzword while still in a befuddled haze from a business meeting or conference call. We diligently file away our favorites. So pour a cup of coffee, sit back and attempt to get a grip on another year of perplexing words that have filtered into our cubicles and consciousness, but have not always managed to successfully sink into our brains.