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bad appling

bad appling noun: the practice of applying the qualities of a bad apple to an entire group in order to mischaracterize the group as a whole.

Noun

bad appling (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) The practice of applying the qualities of a bad apple to an entire group in order to mischaracterize the group as a whole.

Origin of bad appling

From bad apple + -ing.

Questions about bad appling

What does bad appling mean?
Bad appling means the practice of applying the qualities of a bad apple to an entire group in order to mischaracterize the group as a whole.
What part of speech is bad appling?
Bad appling is a noun.

Words near bad appling in the dictionary

  1. bad actor
  2. bad actors
  3. bad aji
  4. bad apple
  5. bad apples
  6. bad appling
  7. bad ass
  8. bad asses
  9. Bad Aussee
  10. Bad Axe
  11. bad babies

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