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Brentism

noun

Etymology

From Brent + -ism, after the character David Brent in the TV mockumentary The Office.

  1. derived from brant — “steep”
  2. suffixed as brentism — “Brent + ism”

Definitions

  1. A self-satisfied, hypocritical, or embarrassingly inappropriate remark.

    • The genius of Gervais is to let Brent get too close to reality in his portrayal of management technique. We all witness Brentisms every day.
    • This account challenges its followers to secure a date on Tinder using classic, squirm-inducing Brentisms, and later share the conversations on Twitter. As you might imagine, the results aren't always successful, but they're always funny.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA