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PowerPointlessness

noun

Etymology

Blend of PowerPoint + pointlessness, coined by Jamie McKenzie in 2000.

  1. inherited from pointles
  2. formed as pointlessness — “pointless + -ness”
  3. compounded as powerpointlessness — “PowerPoint + pointlessness”

Definitions

  1. The senseless and excessive use of PowerPoint as a communication medium, characterized by…

    The senseless and excessive use of PowerPoint as a communication medium, characterized by an overreliance of superficial visual effects, such as animated transitions, which detract from the clarity and substantive quality of the presentation.

    • Near-synonym: death by PowerPoint
    • We do not have to subject ourselves or our students to 'death by PowerPoint' or 'PowerPointlessness' as Jamie McKenzie calls it
    • Powerful PowerPoint: Tips for Ending PowerPointlessness ...

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No curated loop yet for PowerPointlessness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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