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Brentism en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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. 2011, J. Jeremy Wisnewski, The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life:
   • The iconic character from The Office has always been designed to be laughed at, not with. […] The first third of the film is laugh after laugh; Brentism after Brentism. But half an hour in and this movie gets unnervingly dark and is an uncomfortable watch at times. 2016 August 11, Andrew Bullock, “David Brent REVIEW: Life on the Road goes from painfully funny to just plain painful. Ouch”, in Sunday Express:
   • This account challenges its followers to secure a date on Tinder using classic, squirm-inducing Brentisms, and later share the conversations on Twitter. As you might imagine, the results aren't always successful, but they're always funny. 2014, Sedge Beswick, 140 Ultimate Twitter LOLs, page 72:

Forms

wikipedia: The Office (UK TV series) · wikipedia: David Brent