As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Goizueta Business School, the business librarians thought it might be fun to explore the evolution of business terminology between 1919 and 2019. So each month we will post a blog identifying business words and concepts that were captured in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for the decades that GBS has been in operation. Here is our seventh entry, business-speak from 1979-1988!
1979 Adjustable rate mortgage / Commoditize / Compact disc / Laser printer / Outsource
1980 401(k) / Demand-side / Ecotourism / Gazillionaire / Infotainment / Limited liability partnership / Microcredit / Microenterprise / Yuppie / Ziplock
1981 Biodiesel / Cable modem / Camcorder / Golden parachute / Infomercial / Infotech / Lemon law / Securitize / Spreadsheet
1982 Co-brand / Domain name / E-mail / Flow-through entity / Hard drive / Multitasker / Product placement
1983 Beta test / BOGO / Cell phone / Dry-erase board / Mouse pad / Poison pill
1984 Buppie / Desktop publishing / Digital subscriber line / FedEx / Glass ceiling / Laptop / Postconsumer / Search engine / Spokesmodel
1985 Cleantech / Cosmeceutical / IP address / Latte / Microbrew
1986 Craft beer / Dress-down day / Fax modem / FYI / Junk e-mail / McJob / Pain point
1987 Emoticon / FAQ / Flex-fuel / Off-label / Point-of-service / Single-payer / Virtual reality
1988 E-book / Functional food / Hyperlink / Microloan / Onboarding / Stress ball