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the alphabet assassination
noun phrase
/thuh-al-fuh-bet-uh-sas-i-nay-shun/
Definition
The deployment of a single, dismissive consonant to completely invalidate another person's emotional vulnerability and end the argument.
In use
“I poured my heart out, and he hit me with the alphabet assassination.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun phrase
- Pronunciation
- /thuh-al-fuh-bet-uh-sas-i-nay-shun/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
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