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15 July 2016

Word of the week: Mayssacre

Each week The Staggers will pick a new word to describe our uncharted political and socioeconomic territory. 

By Julia Rampen

After a week in which David Cameron resigned as Prime Minister and his successor Theresa May fired his Chancellor, the word of the week is:

Mayssacre (n)

The moment the colleague who never makes small talk gets a promotion and promptly sacks you and the rest of the lads.

Usage: 

“Two years after a briefing war, she mayssacred Michael Gove.”

“Be careful – you never know when she could mayssacre you.”

“Jeremy Corbyn is finally carrying out his mayssacre of the PLP”

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