hatchet job

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hatchet job

noun hatchet jobs

A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation. That article about the mayor is nothing more than a hatchet job.
Similar: slam piece, hit piece, traducement, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, defamation · Opposite: puff piece
An action or a program which imposes deep reductions in expenditure. This so-called reform of our wage agreement was really just one big hatchet job!

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@misc{hatchet_job_2026,
  title = {hatchet job},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hatchet%20job},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}