offensensitivity
nounEtymology Blend of offense + sensitivity, coined by Berkeley Breathed
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Inappropriately high sensitivity to perceived offense.
- (Several characters) My gosh...life is offensive!! Aaaiggh!! (Opus the penguin) Offensensitivity.1982 November 14, Berkeley Breathed, Bloom County:
- The contents, ideas, methods, thought patterns and anything else in here including the notion of offensensitivity about this source are not in any way related to Oregon State University or any of its employees, the Oregon State System of Higher Education, or anyone else you care to hassle.1994: Tony Abbott (ed.), Internet World's on Internet (Mecklermedia, 1994), p.362
3 more examples
- 2001: Mary Malmros, "MA Medical Insurance without an employer?" (2001-06-19) ne.general <58IX6.1648$iH6.171595@news.shore.net> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/ne.general/8-x8Za9kd3o/MCJFTx8l9XEJ IMO, he didn't insult you at all, despite your volumes of "j'accuse!". It sounds like you're suffering from offensensitivity.
- 2006: LNER, "FBOWF Jan 19" (2006-01-26) rec.arts.comics.strips <1138313162.700569.181050@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.arts.comics.strips/SJgXB5Hd1ps/cRkBXfzQsucJ Now how about we all turn down the damned offensensitivity settings, folks?
- 2009: Firelock, "Alternative Jewish Stereotypes" (2009-05-20) soc.history.what-if <3813670e-fc00-4035-ad77-75e86e41c12c@g19g2000vbi.googlegroups.com> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/soc.history.what-if/Eaq-sBJjd1E/u6d77jBcc1EJ Dude, crank down the offensensitivity a notch or two.