torpedo
(tohr.PEE.doh)
n.
An inept employee who quits to go work for a rival company.
Example Citation:
An incompetent coworker leaving — with some encouragement — for a competing company is a "torpedo."
—Jennifer Pellett and C. J. Prince, "When 'e' Was Just a Letter," Chief Executive, January 1, 2001
Earliest Citation:
Torpedo — An unproductive worker going to a competing company, sometimes after encouragement.
—Kevin Hunt and Chris Morrill, "Word Databank," The Hartford Courant, October 30, 1997
