Bedouin
n.— «If only we Bedouins—to use a term catching on in San Francisco to describe roaming workers armed with laptops and cellphones—could unionize. Suggested motto: Coffee-shop squatters of the world, unite!» —“Ode to Annoying Co-Workers” by Beth Teitell Boston Globe (Massachusetts) Aug. 5, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Here’s an unparalleled misalignment, with a punning payoff: sickness pay and coffee. (Get it?) This is part of a complete episode.
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