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Brentism

Brentism noun: a self-satisfied, hypocritical, or embarrassingly inappropriate remark.

Noun

Brentism (plural Brentisms)

  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.2011, J. Jeremy Wisnewski, The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life
    • 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.2014, Sedge Beswick, 140 Ultimate Twitter LOLs, page 72

Forms of Brentism

pluralBrentisms

Origin of Brentism

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

Questions about Brentism

What does Brentism mean?
Brentism means a self-satisfied, hypocritical, or embarrassingly inappropriate remark.
What part of speech is Brentism?
Brentism is a noun.
What is the plural of Brentism?
The plural of Brentism is Brentisms.

Words near Brentism in the dictionary

  1. Brentford
  2. Brentham
  3. brentid
  4. brentids
  5. Brentingby
  6. Brentism
  7. Brentisms
  8. Brentley
  9. Brentnall
  10. Brenton
  11. Brentons

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