How to Pronounce "death by powerpoint"
expression
DETH by POW-er-poynt
DETH by POW-uh-poynt
Definition
An informal, humorous phrase describing the boredom and mental exhaustion caused by long, repetitive, or poorly designed PowerPoint presentations.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdɛθ/ /ˈbaɪ/ /ˈpaʊɝˌpɔɪnt
British English
dˈɛθ/ /bˈaɪ/ /ˈpaʊ.əˌpɔɪnt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DETH by POW-er-poynt
UK
DETH by POW-uh-poynt
Listen in Context
After two hours, I felt death by PowerPoint setting in.
Too many slides cause death by PowerPoint.
He joked about experiencing death by PowerPoint at the meeting.
If I have to sit through another hour of charts, it's going to be death by PowerPoint.