Brentism

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

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"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."

Etymology

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

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self satisfied

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