Named after UCLA sociologist Harold Garfinkel, the act of violating social norms in order to gauge reactions. Also known as a "breaching experiment."
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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.
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Get the Garfinkeled mug.A phrase often said when putting a Simon and Garfunkel record, tape or CD on, to indicate how funky the music is, and how you will get funky listening to it.
by tea and toast. July 9, 2009
Get the Simon and Garfunky mug.Named after Harold Garfinkle, the act of violating social norms to see whether they are social norms.
by Alex Halavais December 1, 2007
Get the garfinkling mug.To strut one's stuff walking from one end of the cafeteria to another. Hand on hip is a must. And the turn at the finale of the walk is a must see.
A: damm, look at Pam work it
K: Um-huh, she working that hard
A: Making me hard
K: that's why its called the Garfinkle strut
K: Um-huh, she working that hard
A: Making me hard
K: that's why its called the Garfinkle strut
by UtsUts July 17, 2006
Get the Garfinkle strut mug.An example of Garfinkle could be determined as a Big Gook, or else used as a Jew. For example teddy is a big Jew, Or Teddy is a garfinkle
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