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 November 30, 2016
Get the Garfinkeled mug.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, 2009
Get the Garfinkeling mug.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 6, 2020
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