Verboticism: Scapeherd

'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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Scapeherd

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈskeɪpˌhɝd/

Sentence: In theory, picking on an entire scapeherd will cause the group to be annoyed with whoever is actually responsible, but in practice, it tends to cause everyone to get disgruntled with the person laying the blame.

Etymology: Like a scapegoat, only an entire herd.

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