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mushroom syndrome

mushroom syndrome noun: the practice of being supplied with little or no information and often instead intentionally supplied with misinformation.

Noun

mushroom syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The practice of being supplied with little or no information and often instead intentionally supplied with misinformation.
    • We never heard about those changes coming, and were told everything would be staying the same. Typical mushroom syndrome from management again.

Origin of mushroom syndrome

A humorous metaphor about the cultivation of mushrooms, in that they are "given shit and kept in the dark".

Questions about mushroom syndrome

What does mushroom syndrome mean?
Mushroom syndrome means the practice of being supplied with little or no information and often instead intentionally supplied with misinformation.
What part of speech is mushroom syndrome?
Mushroom syndrome is a noun.

Words near mushroom syndrome in the dictionary

  1. mushroom root rot
  2. mushroom spawn
  3. mushroom spawns
  4. mushroom stamp
  5. mushroom stamps
  6. mushroom syndrome
  7. mushroom tip
  8. mushroom-like
  9. mushroom-shaped
  10. mushroomburger
  11. mushroomburgers

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