Ask HN: What are some 'startup lingo' you didn't know before?

I was inspired by this little discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5732602

I'm a native English speaker myself, but I didn't know what a 'deck' was when [a management consultant] mentioned it to me at one of my first few startup events. (Normal, non-corporate people call it a PowerPoint presentation, I think.)

I'm hoping to compile a jargon/lingo cheat sheet for people new to the startup scene, so contributions and shares will be most welcome!

I'll cheerfully parade my ignorance.

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pre-money, post-money, pivot, vertical, terms sheet, angel, dilution

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It'd be fun to do both a useful and a funny version.

To add on to what you said: Angel, lean startup, startup, YC, pivot, exit, zombie startup

One of the most notable terms of the current start-up scenario is the variation of the term 'hacker'.

The best example I can give you is 'Growth Hacker' (basically a marketing guy/girl who does some extra work). So many start-ups and marketing teams abuse this term so much that the value of a true hacker has become so vague.

It was confusing at first. But later on, you get used to it..

Lifestyle business sent us to Google the term when we first encountered it.