Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seagull manager

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: seag-ul-l -man-ag-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A manager whose presence is rare and usually motivated by problems

Slang

Etymology

The term became popular through a joke in Ken Blanchard's 1985 book Leadership and the One Minute Manager: "Seagull managers fly in, make a lot of noise, dump on everyone, then fly out."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

seagull managers (plural)

Phrases

seagull approach

Frequently Paired Words

seagull approach

Questions

What does seagull manager mean?: A manager whose presence is rare and usually motivated by problems
Where does seagull manager come from?: The term became popular through a joke in Ken Blanchard's 1985 book Leadership and the One Minute Manager: "Seagull managers fly in, make a lot of noise, dump on everyone, then fly out."

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