Alibi Ike
Alibi Ike noun: one who is always ready to provide excuses for shortcomings, errors, or other difficulties.
Noun
Alibi Ike (plural Alibi Ikes)
- One who is always ready to provide excuses for shortcomings, errors, or other difficulties.
- Many times I have heard the "alibi Ike's" and apologists brush off complaints and ignore behaviors because the deviator in question is too critical, too important, too tenured, or too something!2002, Jerome Alexander, 160 Degrees of Deviation: The Case for the Corporate Cynic, →ISBN, page 28
- Now, I'm no Alibi Ike, Teddy, but I think that was my downfall.2010, Frank Deford, Bliss, Remembered: A Novel, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- apologist
Synonyms of Alibi Ike
Forms of Alibi Ike
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Origin of Alibi Ike
From the principal character in "Alibi Ike" (1915), a short story by Ring Lardner Sr., and a subsequent film (1935) of the same name.
Questions about Alibi Ike
- What does Alibi Ike mean?
- Alibi Ike means one who is always ready to provide excuses for shortcomings, errors, or other difficulties.
- What part of speech is Alibi Ike?
- Alibi Ike is a noun.
- What is the plural of Alibi Ike?
- The plural of Alibi Ike is Alibi Ikes.
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