Glossary

Terms that have been highlighted can be found in the list below: (This list is just like a baby, continually growing, and always open for suggestions.)

Big Network
   ABC, NBC, CBS, but may also include HBO, Showtime and other popular cable networks for our      discretionary purposes just to keep you guessing 

Breakdowns
    A listing of all roles being cast for shows/films currently in production.

Casting Director (CD)
    The gatekeeper - the person that holds all the power in controlling who gets what role on what show/film.

CL 
    Craigslist 

CYA
    "Cover Your Ass" a term used in life to remove responsibility and liability for potential things that can go wrong and are blamable.

Eff(ing) 
    the root word 'eff' is actually in the dictionary as a euphemism for 'fuck'

FWP 
    first world problems

GTP 
    Girls on Top Productions

MDQ 
    the major dramatic question of a story

POC
    person/people of color

PONC 
    person/people of no color. Pronounced like 'pong,' but with a hard 'k' sound.

prodco
    production company

QBWWC 
    queer black women's writer's circle

red teaming 
    punching holes in someone's story/argument/premise

repped it 
    represented by an agency

seppuku 
    ritual suicide by disembowelment

Tokenesque
    The essence of what it means to have a token quality relative to a generally FWP focused paradigm

WIF 
    write it forward 

WPP 
    white people problems (Note: This differs from FWP.) 

WOC 
    woman/women of color 

Youngbucks
    Bright-eyed bushy tailed 20 somethings with no debt, no reserve, aren't jaded by reality and will  
    work for free on any and every project - also known as "undercutters".