Meaning

1 senses
  1. A theory which states that unexpected negative news from a business is possibly an indicator that more negative news is incoming.

Origin

From the idea that spotting one cockroach indicates that more are probably nearby.

From the idea that spotting one cockroach indicates that more are probably nearby.

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