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tumbrel remark

A comment made by a rich person that makes the lower class think of lampposts and guillotines.
Marie Antoinette saying, "Let them eat cake," is a tumbrel remark.
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tumbrilitis 

Intentionally rounding up human beings and placing them on mass transit to ship them away or out of an area. Usually these are cattle cars and the purpose is not good.
During World War II, the German government practiced tumbrilitis against innocent people.
tumbrilitis by Someone123454321 February 22, 2009

tumerilous 

A combination of the root words tumultuous and perilous meaning a violent chaotic ordeal. Usually referring to a period of a school year.
She was having tumerilous semester.
tumerilous by Halo88 November 29, 2011