blamestorm

noun

Etymology

From blame + storm; or blend of blame + brainstorm.

derived from *(s)twerH-✻ — “to agitate, stir up; to propel; to urge on”
derived from *sturmaz✻ — “storm”
inherited from *sturm✻ — “storm”
derived from storm — “tempest, storm; attack; storm of arrows; disquiet, disturbance, tumult, uproar; onrush, rush”
inherited from storm — “disturbed state of the atmosphere; heavy precipitation; battle, conflict; attack”
compounded as blamestorm — “blame + storm”

1
A process for determining the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of something
- This was more of a brainstorming session, which is better than a blamestorm, and we were all invited to share and contribute.
- SO is this the end to the blamestorm which has swirled around black/white relations in Australia for more than 200 years?
- Apathetic, yet curious, he solved the conundrum by facebooking his prey, then weathering the blamestorm. Victory was his.
2
to have a blamestorm, i.e., a session where a group discusses the cause(s), human and…
to have a blamestorm, i.e., a session where a group discusses the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of something
- So before blamestorming wireless, make sure that the problem does not exist when you are using wired networking.
- Instead of brainstorming and problem-solving, professionals blamestormed, creating more problems and inaction.
- I'm gald to see that there are people like you that appreciate the Eagles and aren't just looking to blamestorm and blow off steam.

No curated loop yet for blamestorm. 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