# hairdryer treatment

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. a confrontation where someone stands very close to a subordinate and lambasts them very loudly.

## Etymology
From hairdryer + treatment (the image being of shouting at someone so close to their face that your hot breath could dry their hair).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hairdryer-treatment