death by PowerPoint

Definition

The excruciating experience of sitting through endless, poorly designed slide presentations that drain the will to live. A modern form of torture perfected in military briefing rooms.

Example Usage

The operations brief lasted four hours—pure death by PowerPoint with 200 slides of unreadable charts.

Origin

Emerged in the 1990s-2000s as PowerPoint became ubiquitous in military briefings

Fun Fact

Some military leaders have banned PowerPoint presentations, with General James Mattis once saying 'PowerPoint makes us stupid.'

Source: Military and corporate meeting culture

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