OfficeSpeak.wtf

Corporate jargon translator

The phrase

Let's touch base

GREENHARMLESS WAFFLE

What it actually means

Someone wants a meeting that could have been an email. It will last longer than expected and end without a decision.

Context

Borrowed from baseball. Used to mean a brief informal check-in. In practice, it means an unstructured meeting with no clear agenda.

Got an email that made you feel vaguely threatened?

TRANSLATE YOUR EMAIL