mushroom syndrome
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A humorous metaphor about the cultivation of mushrooms, in that they are "given shit and kept in the dark".
Noun
[edit]mushroom syndrome (uncountable)
- The practice of being supplied with little or no information and often instead intentionally supplied with misinformation.
- We never heard about those changes coming, and were told everything would be staying the same. Typical mushroom syndrome from management again.
References
[edit]- The Honourable Mr. Justice Archie Campbell (2004) The SARS Commission Interim Report SARS and Public Health in Ontario
- Adam T. Fox, Michael Fertleman, Pauline Cahill, and Roger D. Palmer (2003) “Medical slang in British hospitals”, in Ethics and Behaviour[1]: “Discussion of the "usage, derivation, and psychological, ethical, and legal aspects of slang terminology in medicine" as well as a glossary of common UK medical slang terms”
- “Urban Dictionary: Mushroom Syndrome”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2], 2015 September 2 (last accessed)
- “English Forums: Mushroom Syndrome”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[3], 2015 September 2 (last accessed)