bcc fishing

Definition

The passive-aggressive practice of secretly including someone on an email via BCC to create a witness for potential disputes. It's email's version of 'I'm telling mom' except mom doesn't know she's being told.

Example Usage

I knew something was up when I realized my manager had been BCC fishing on all my client emails for weeks.

Source: Office politics and email etiquette

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