Meaning of Brentism | Babel Free

Definitions

A self-satisfied, hypocritical, or embarrassingly inappropriate remark.

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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