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Definitions for hatchet job
hatch·et job

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet jobnoun

    a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

Wiktionary

  1. hatchet jobnoun

    A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.

  2. hatchet jobnoun

    An action or a program which imposes deep reductions in expenditure.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hatchet job in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hatchet job in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hatchet job in a Sentence

  1. John Reznikoff:

    I've never seen a presidential book that's really a hatchet job of other people.

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