Verboticism: Inverberate

'I won't mention any names...'

DEFINITION: n. A staff meeting where the boss berates the entire team because the boss is too spineless to directly confront the one person who is actually causing all the problems.

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Inverberate

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: ihn-VURR-burr-ayt

Sentence: Alex's boss inverberated the entire staff all because Alex nicked a doughnut in lieu of breakfast at home.

Etymology: invertebrate + berate

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