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cockroach theory en · PROPN

Etymology

From the idea that spotting one cockroach indicates that more are probably nearby.

Meanings

  1. A theory which states that unexpected negative news from a business is possibly an indicator that more negative news is incoming.

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where there's smoke, there's fire