单词	dumbsize
释义	dumbsize /ˈdʌmsaɪz / verb [no object] chiefly US (Of a company) reduce staff numbers to levels so low that work can no longer be carried out effectively: make smart changes—don’t dumbsize... We have always suspected they wanted to dumbsize it, so that Ma and Pa kettle could buy beans over their TV, but this is the final straw for me. Downsizing is the process of moving from big systems to smaller systems; it's called rightsizing by those who keep their jobs and dumbsizing by those who are suddenly out of work. The necessity of out-sourcing maintenance and repair work has arisen from what has been variously called by some in the industry, downsizing, rightsizing, or sometimes, ‘dumbsizing.’ Origin 1990s: humorously, on the pattern of downsize.
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