Prebuttal

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A preemptive rebuttal. informal

    "You're no flexecuive, after all, just a lowly permalance. Your prebuttals fall flat, and he orders you on to a data fast, tosses a message slip on your inflatable, and leaves."

Example

More examples

"You're no flexecuive, after all, just a lowly permalance. Your prebuttals fall flat, and he orders you on to a data fast, tosses a message slip on your inflatable, and leaves."

Etymology

Blend of preemptive + rebuttal.

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