An attempt to be clever that results in something not all that clever to others. An obvious attempt at being clever, dismissed as cheesy. Trying too hard to be clever. Sarcastic acknowledgement of someone's attempt to be clever.

v. collectively or individually finding someone/something to blame for a problem, as opposed to brainstorming which connotes finding solutions to a problem

n. the act of finding someone/something to blame for a problem

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