rake-stepping
rake-stepping · rake-steppings
The act of repeatedly making damaging and avoidable mistakesThe act of repeatedly making damaging and avoidable mistakes.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, slang, uncountable)The act of repeatedly making damaging and avoidable mistakes.
Origin
Popularized by a gag in the 1993 episode "Cape Feare" of The Simpsons, in which Sideshow BPopularized by a gag in the 1993 episode "Cape Feare" of The Simpsons, in which Sideshow Bob, already injured, accidentally steps on several rakes, causing the handles to hit him in the face.
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Forms
plural: rake-steppingsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable