English Explanatory Dictionary

missing stair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a community who is widely but privately known within that community for abusiveness or other harmful behavior that has not been addressed.

Pronunciation

En-au-missing stair.ogg

Word forms

missing stair missing stairs

Etymology

Coined by blogger Cliff Pervocracy (a pseudonym) in 2012. In analogy to a stairway missing a step, with guests expected to overcome or bypass the obstacle rather than it being fixed.

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