dump job

dump job
a) A corpse moved from the place of death to a place intended to avoid obscure circumstances of the death.
b) The abandonment of an unfinished task for which the abandoner might be expected to take responsibility, especially in a fashion that makes it likely that on or more colleagues will take on its completion.

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  • Brain dump — The phrase brain dump refers to these things:* Generally, the transfer of a large quantity of information from one person to another or to a piece of paper can be referred to as a brain dump .* In slang, it can describe a hurried explanation of a …   Wikipedia

  • Camp Dump Strike — The Camp Dump Strike was a labor dispute that began on March 9, 1882 at the Burlington Yards in Omaha, Nebraska. The event pitted state militia against unionized strikers. It was reportedly the first strike by organized labor in Nebraska [(1940)… …   Wikipedia

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