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A file that pretends to be neutral while quietly building a case against you.

means A collected set of documents or records on a particular person, subject, or case.

from From French dossier, meaning a bundle of papers — itself from dos, 'back,' because old bundled files were labeled on the back, or because a fat file bulges like a back (a spine of paper facing outward on a shelf). It entered English in the 19th century carrying its bureaucratic, slightly ominous French air intact — a word that still sounds like someone is keeping notes on you.

origin
French for a bundle of papers labeled on the spine
spy cliché
always manila, always marked eyes only
modern form
now just a shared drive nobody labeled properly
tell
the thicker it is, the worse your week
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