dumbsizev.

Brit.

/ˈdʌmsʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈdəmˌsaɪz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dumb adj., size v.¹

Etymology: < dumb adj. + size v.¹, punningly after downsize v. Compare slightly earlier dumbsizing n.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

transitive. To dismiss (staff) in excessive numbers or without regard to organizational function, with the result that work can no longer be carried out effectively. Also intransitive. Cf. dumbsizing n.

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1993 Layoffs in bit.listserv.medlib-l (Usenet newsgroup) 16 Oct. My advice to any hospital librarian who feels they are at risk of being ‘dumbsized’ out of the workplace.

1994 News Tribune (Nexis) 6 May b2 As you downsize, don't forget the vision by concentrating on bottom-line numbers. Make smart changes—don't dumb-size.

1997 Industry Week 3 Mar. 8/2 Tough is telling your family that you don't have enough for Christmas because you've been downsized or right-sized or dumbsized or whatever clever word your CEO has devised.

1998 InfoWorld 2 Feb. 52/3 After 29 years with a..company, I was downsized, dumbsized and reorganized out of a senior IT management position.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dumbsize
释义	dumbsizev. Brit. /ˈdʌmsʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈdəmˌsaɪz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dumb adj., size v.¹ Etymology: < dumb adj. + size v.¹, punningly after downsize v. Compare slightly earlier dumbsizing n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). transitive. To dismiss (staff) in excessive numbers or without regard to organizational function, with the result that work can no longer be carried out effectively. Also intransitive. Cf. dumbsizing n. ΚΠ 1993 Layoffs in bit.listserv.medlib-l (Usenet newsgroup) 16 Oct. My advice to any hospital librarian who feels they are at risk of being ‘dumbsized’ out of the workplace. 1994 News Tribune (Nexis) 6 May b2 As you downsize, don't forget the vision by concentrating on bottom-line numbers. Make smart changes—don't dumb-size. 1997 Industry Week 3 Mar. 8/2 Tough is telling your family that you don't have enough for Christmas because you've been downsized or right-sized or dumbsized or whatever clever word your CEO has devised. 1998 InfoWorld 2 Feb. 52/3 After 29 years with a..company, I was downsized, dumbsized and reorganized out of a senior IT management position. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1993
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