hairdryer treatment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a confrontation where someone stands very close to a subordinate and lambasts them very loudly.

Word forms

hairdryer treatment hairdryer treatments

Etymology

From hairdryer + treatment (the image being of shouting at someone so close to their face that your hot breath could dry their hair).

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