cookie-licking

Definition

Claiming a project or territory without actually doing anything with it, like a toddler licking cookies so siblings can't have them. It's territorial pissing for professionals.

Example Usage

Dave's been cookie-licking that client account for months, blocking others from pursuing it while doing zero actual work.

Source: Corporate workplace behavior terminology

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