# missing stair

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A member of a community who is widely but privately known within that community for abusiveness or other harmful behavior that has not been addressed.

## Etymology
Coined by blogger Cliff Pervocracy (a pseudonym) in 2012. In analogy to a stairway missing a step, with guests expected to overcome or bypass the obstacle rather than it being fixed.

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