A group of companies with similar products who intentionally confuse customers instead of competing on price.
Scott Adams introduced the word confusopoly in this <i>The Dilbert Future</i>. The word is a combination of confusion and monopoly (or rather oligopoly), defining it as "a group of companies with similar products who intentionally confuse customers instead of competing on price". Examples of industries in which confusopolies exist (according to Adams) include telephone service, insurance, mortgage loans, banking, and financial services.
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Get the confusopoly mug.A doorknob confession is a term used by some clinicians/therapists to define the phenomena of the person receiving therapy, or the client, to divulge something incredibly important or critical in the last few minutes of a therapy session. The content of the "confession" is important enough to cause the session to go on longer than originally planed and may include themes such as: a death in the family, suicidal/self harming thoughts or actions, a relationship crisis, drastic change in living situation, ect.
As she stood to leave the therapist's office she gave the doorknob confession that her sister was being physically abused by their step-father.
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"Yeah, we can get blitzed at my apt tonight instead, let me just confo with everyone else to see if its alright"
"He quoted you such a low price? Let me just call him and get the confo on that then."
"He quoted you such a low price? Let me just call him and get the confo on that then."
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I saw two people engaged in confusament at the Big "B".
Sandy and Jimbo always have some sort of confusament when they arrive at a scene.
Sandy and Jimbo always have some sort of confusament when they arrive at a scene.
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1) never expresses original thought and states the obvious
2) is a barometer for consensus
3) immediately does what others do to avoid any chance of embarrassment
4) does 1-4 irrespective of ethics or fault
1) never expresses original thought and states the obvious
2) is a barometer for consensus
3) immediately does what others do to avoid any chance of embarrassment
4) does 1-4 irrespective of ethics or fault
The boss's conformatron is screwing us over
That conformatron is a tool
I feel like smacking my head off the table every time the conformatron speaks.
He couldn't help from laughing and rolling his eyes as the conformatron tried to play devil's advocate.
That conformatron is a tool
I feel like smacking my head off the table every time the conformatron speaks.
He couldn't help from laughing and rolling his eyes as the conformatron tried to play devil's advocate.
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Oh look! Sarah, the conference whore from Lantana Consulting, has set her sights on yet another married man at this HL7 working group meeting!
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