hairdryer-treatment

Noun

(plural hairdryer treatments)

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

Usage notes

This phrase was at first only used about the UK football manager Alex Ferguson's dressing room rants at his players, but later spread to similar action by other football managers, and now even outside the sport.

Origin

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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