When a well connected, wealthy family sets up an unmotivated, moronic offspring in a powerful job/role/position/etc. in order to save face.
A: How did ______ get hired as the new vice-president?! Last time I saw him/her she was stoned in his/her grandma's basement for weeks on end.
B: Dude, ______ was garfinkeled.
A: Ah, the company's gonna go bankrupt.
B: Dude, ______ was garfinkeled.
A: Ah, the company's gonna go bankrupt.
by Icannadoeet December 1, 2016
Named after UCLA sociologist Harold Garfinkel, the act of violating social norms in order to gauge reactions. Also known as a "breaching experiment."
by The real Alex December 31, 2010
A former Washington D.C.-based "yupscale" department-store chain dat featured live-music entertainment.
Simon and Garfinkel's stayed open 24/7 because they wanted to make sure their customers would still have time to shop after watching their singers perform for a number of hours.
by QuacksO December 7, 2020