toxic

toxic masculinity

The pervasive adherence to and upholding of stereotypically negative masculine behavior, characterized by the pursuit of social dominance, promiscuity, aggression, a propensity for violence, and suppression of emotions other than anger. This type of aggressive confrontation is what happens when toxic masculinity is the status quo.
See also: toxic

toxic waste dump

A person, place, or thing that is extremely repugnant, hateful, or extremely socially unacceptable. How that toxic waste dump ever got promoted to general manager is beyond me. This social media platform has turned into a toxic waste dump over the past few years.
See also: dump, toxic, waste
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

toxic waste dump

n. a horrible person or place. Frank, stop acting like a toxic waste dump and do as you’re asked.
See also: dump, toxic, waste
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • toxic masculinity
  • put balls on
  • put balls on (something)
  • put balls on something
  • early bird special
  • boys will be boys
  • just gay enough
  • neither
  • a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men
  • whistling girls and crowing hens always come to some bad end
References in periodicals archive
Research shows organizations must recognize and support Toxic Handlers -- or risk losing them to burnout or illness
Toxic Lounge & Bar is also extravagantly equipped with a wide assortment of drinks from the finest parts of world.
Based on end user, the global Toxic shock syndrome market is segmented as:
For each type of oil (toxic and nontoxic), emulsions were prepared at the three mentioned concentrations.
The sources warned against using toxic materials by Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists against the civilians in an attempt to accuse the Syrian Arab Army.
Psychologists talk about a "dark triad", three personality characteristics that can appear together and result in toxic leadership.
* Toxicity Weighted Hazard: Each TRI chemical can also be weighted by a relative toxicity weight using EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicator (RSEI) model--chemicals that have a greater toxic effect are weighted heavier than lower toxicity chemicals.
He notes that losing control in the moment or having a bad day does not make a leader toxic. Tarnished does offer suggestions for those sentenced to work with toxic leaders, but Reed has the candor to admit that these suggestions may not work.
Accordingly, he acknowledges "the safest course of action when confronted with toxic leaders is to suffer in silence or seek an expeditious exit." (113) Such follower behavior perpetuates a negative climate for subsequent organizational members to endure or allows the toxic leader to carry that climate to the next assignment and organization.
In a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing between DepEd through Undersecretary for Programs and Projects Dina Ocampo-Cristobal and BT Chief Operations Officer Marietta Marciano, both parties reiterated their commitment to ensure that all students will not be poisoned by toxic chemicals while they are inside the school through the TSFP.
“The dangers of toxic mold are that they can cause serious health ailments but are hard to detect.
- tralkoxydim (herbicide): the RAC agreed with the proposal from the UK to classify tralkoxydim as acutely toxic through the oral route, as a substance suspected of causing cancer in humans and as toxic to the aquatic life with long-lasting effects.
The Environment New Jersey report documents and analyzes the dangerous levels of pollutants discharged to America's waters by compiling toxic chemical releases reported to the U.S.
Ronald Hunninghake have recently had an article published in the journal Translational Biomedicine titled "Efficacy of oral DMSA and intravenous EDTA in chelation of toxic metals and improvement of the number of stem/progenitor cells in circulation."
From the "Queen of Green" comes Toxic Free: How to Protect Your Health and Home from the Chemicals That Are Making You Sick (Tarcher), a newly updated manual designed to ensure you "leave toxics at the door" and out of your home and body.