" promote "

 [ "promote" ]

1: To raise higher, usually in a job status.

  * e.g.,  ... I got promoted from vice president to president. 

 [ "promote" ]

1: To perpetuate or elevate the status of a person, concept, ideal, organization or the like. Etymology stems from a Middle-English amalgamation of Latin 'pro-' (for) and Middle English 'motan' (allow, must). To offer support for allowance to continue is to promote. The opposite of condemn and dissent.

  * e.g.,  ... Roberto wasn't aware that his mass-murder killing spree promoted strong Republican values until Rush Limbaugh offered him a co-hosting role on his talk show. 

 [ "promote" ]

1: The act of trying to get people to come into a nightclub, either via advertisement or word of mouth. To assemble a concert or club event.

  * e.g.,  ... We passed out flyers on 6th street to promote the new trance club.  

 [ "promotion" ]

1: An increase in pay, title, and responsibility for an employee within a company that should be based on his hard work - but occasionally is based on nepotism, office politics, or sycophantic behavior while on the job.

  * e.g.,  ... No one seemed surprised by Joey's promotion at work, as he is the boss' son. 

 [ "promotions" ]

1: What results when pornography is posted somewhere, often a message board, that is purportedly worksafe (e.g., The New York Times homepage).

  * e.g.,  ... Poster One: I know this is a tech website, but I had to share these great photos of Jenna Jameson. 

 [ "promotions" ]

2: Many might think that the appearance of such material on a workplace monitor would lead to firings or at least a stern talking-to. But in one of life's little mysteries, 4chan's /v/ discovered that most employees are actually promoted instead, perhaps in approval for their viewing such interesting internet content.

  * e.g.,  ... Poster Two: I just got promoted! 

 [ "Promotions" ]

1: A 4chan meme which started on /v/. Since /v/ is ostensibly a work-safe board, people assume it's completely safe to browse the board at work (hence the name). One day, someone posted a NSFW image, and one person posted "My boss walked by when I had the image open at work, and I got fired." Someone responded "I got promoted," implying he was promoted to replace the first guy. Soon after, when someone posted another work-unsafe image, one person responded "PROMOTIONS!" People unfamiliar with the phrase's origins believed it to be wholly ironic, and thought it was so hilarious they repeated it whenever work-unsafe material finds its way onto the board, and then it became a true meme. It should NOT be assumed that bosses like to see their workers watch porn at work.

  * e.g.,  ... Anonymous 1: *Posts porn on a work-safe board* 

 [ "promoter" ]

1: n.; one employed by a nightlife venue, e.g. a bar, lounge, or club, whose purpose is to increase the hype of the venues (for nascent venues) and maximize the clientele (for more established venues) - that is, attract a wealthy, good-looking, and extroverted crowd - by distributing complimentary passes and contact information at places where such clientele may be found, such as outside a competing venue during closing; the promoter usually gets paid in proportion to the revenue earned during the night he/she was promoting, generally not as lucrative as a bartender, but better than a bouncer; over 80% of promoters are male

  * e.g.,  ... John: hey ladies, you all looking beautiful 

 [ "promotional" ]

1: To bring someone or something of lower class up to a higher better class,as in clubs and partys.

  * e.g.,  ... Carlos you are soo promotional! 

 [ "promotions" ]

1: The purported result of viewing NSFW on a (supposedly) worksafe message/imageboard.

  * e.g.,  ... (porn or gore is posted) 

 [ "promotions" ]

2: Originates from the /v/ board of 4chan, where it was a common joke to post that you just got fired because your boss caught you looking at NSFW material. Was later changed to "promotions", probably because the irony/absurdity of it made it funnier.

  * e.g.,  ... Poster 1: "PROMOTIONS!" 

 [ "promoted to customer" ]

1: slang among retail workers for being fired.

  * e.g.,  ... You are about to be promoted to customer.