Definition of a hatchet job

hatchet job    

noun

• a published article designed only to destroy a reputation.

  The piece about our company in The Times was nothing but a hatchet job.

  • See more words with the same meaning: newspaper, magazine.

  Last edited on Aug 28 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'newspaper, magazine':
rag	Definitions include: to criticize.
MSM	Definitions include: acronym for "main-stream media."
hed	Definitions include: abbreviated form of "headline".
funny papers	Definitions include: the section of a newspaper containing comics.

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Other terms relating to 'hatchet':
bury the hatchet	Definitions include: to put an end to disagreement.
hatchet man	Definitions include: a hired killer; "hit man".
hatchet wound	Definitions include: vulva.
Other terms relating to 'job':
bang up job	Definitions include: an accomplishment that goes above and beyond what is expected; "a good job".
blow-job	Definitions include: Alternate spelling of blowjob.
blue-collar job	Definitions include: a job requiring unskilled or manual labor.
boob job	Definitions include: breast enhancement surgery.
do a job on	Definitions include: to mistreat.
do both jobs	Definitions include: To urinate and defecate during the same toilet visit.
GJ	Definitions include: acronym for "good job".
GJT	Definitions include: acronym for "good job team".
government job	Definitions include: Unofficial task done in the workplace.
hand job	Definitions include: See handjob.
inside job	Definitions include: a crime against an organization or place committed by a person within (for example: an employee of) that organization or place.
jerk job	Definitions include: the stimulation of another person's penis with the hand, typically until ejaculation; "handjob.
job	Definitions include: To punch or hit somebody-
job's right	Definitions include: "Everything's okay, I've got everything under control."
joe job	Definitions include: Internet spam with a forged "From:" address.
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