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20th April 2021
12:11pm BST

Last month, the Duke of Sussex was also named, Chief Impact Officer of BetterUp Inc.: a mental health company started in 2013 that aims to deliver proactive coaching and spread mental health awareness throughout the professional world, specifically. However, it has been discovered that his title, quickly abbreviated to 'CHIMPO', just so happens to be slang for penis in Japanese.
As you might expect, the title has been cracking people up and, fair enough, it is pretty funny. As one commenter said, “It doesn’t matter what age you are, the word ‘chimpo’ always raises a smile.” People across social media are starting to pick up on it too and the replies are just as you'd expect:
https://twitter.com/bitcores/status/1384268571325333511?s=20
https://twitter.com/alicemeallan/status/1382724166055563267?s=20
We have a feeling this particular title might not last very long. As worthwhile as his new role may be, going around and being introduced as a penis probably detracts from your otherwise valuable work.
Nevertheless, corporate titles and business terminology often has the potential to make most people squirm, slightly - at least in this instance, it gives people a much-needed giggle.Explore more on these topics: