MEME REFERENCE

Dinkleberg Blank

Use when using one familiar scapegoat for every unrelated inconvenience

What it expresses

You blame a common figure for unrelated issues

Example

The Wi-Fi fails, it rains, and you lose a sock; blame the same rival for all three with a resentful 'Dinkleberg.'

When not to use it

Evidence connects a specific person to the one problem being discussed; accurate responsibility is not scapegoating.

• scapegoat
• unrelated
• inconvenience