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blamestorm en · NOUN

From blame + storm; or blend of blame + brainstorm.

A process for determining the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of something
- We should all be ashamed of ourselves for using Leila Parreira’s grave illness, and her husband’s departure to be with her, as a pretext for a ridiculously futile blamestorm. 2008 April 24, Carlos Amato, “Enough blamestorming!”, in The Times (Johannesburg):
- SO is this the end to the blamestorm which has swirled around black/white relations in Australia for more than 200 years? 2008 February 16, The Magpie, “Harsh realities”, in Townsville Bulletin:
- Apathetic, yet curious, he solved the conundrum by facebooking his prey, then weathering the blamestorm. Victory was his. 2008 November 30, Gary Crooks, Spokane Spokesman-Review:
- This was more of a brainstorming session, which is better than a blamestorm, and we were all invited to share and contribute. 2000, Nelson DeMille, The Lion's Game, page 354:

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blamestorms	Number=Plur		lexicographic

From blame + storm; or blend of blame + brainstorm.

to have a blamestorm, i.e., a session where a group discusses the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of something
- Instead of brainstorming and problem-solving, professionals blamestormed, creating more problems and inaction. 2004 October 1, “Create a no-blame lab environment.”, in Medical Laboratory Observer:
- I'm gald to see that there are people like you that appreciate the Eagles and aren't just looking to blamestorm and blow off steam. 2005 February 7, Rick Y, “Thanks Birds..”, in alt.sports.football.pro.phila-eagles (Usenet):
- So before blamestorming wireless, make sure that the problem does not exist when you are using wired networking. 2002, Jonathan Feldman, Sams Teach Yourself Network Troubleshooting in 24 Hours, page 176:

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blamestormed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
blamestormed	Tense=Past	lexicographic
blamestorming	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
blamestorms	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic