Everyday Office Jargon · Vice President level

"We’re out of toner"

"We're out of toner" means the office printer has run out of ink and cannot print until someone replaces the cartridge.

Say this instead: the printer is out of ink

How "We’re out of toner" shows up at work

Announced at exactly the moment someone needs to print something urgent. Nobody knows who orders toner, nobody has ever known, and the mystery remains unsolved across every office in the world.

Buzzword

We're out of toner and I have to print this contract in ten minutes.

Plain English

The printer is out of ink and I need to print this contract in ten minutes.

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