Dwight Schrute

plural Dwight Schrutes

1. An eccentric and officious man, often an antagonist, known especially for bragging about odd subjects.

   I'm now apparently being seduced by the Dwight Schrute of the United Arab Emirates. What's next, karate moves?

   2025, Josie Juniper, Coming in Hot, Grand Central Publishing

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   Quantum entanglement is another quirky feature that makes quantum memory the Dwight Schrute of the data world-it's intense, a bit weird, and freakishly efficient.

   2024, Jade Summers, Top 15 Bizarre Facts about Technology

   Long story short, after Esther won the contest, her story took an interesting turn. She found out about a plot by Ahasuerus's chief of staff, Haman, otherwise known as the Dwight Schrute of Persia, to kill all the Jews there.

   2025, J.D. Greear, Everyday Revolutionary: How to Transcend the Culture War and Transform the World, page 27=28

   The students here mock and belittle the Campus Safety officers, who are really just good, different guys. I'm understanding in greater depth the Dwight Schrutes of the world. I'm finding myself saying, "Campus Safety" with more pride in my voice, and I'm defending their honor whenever people complain about Campus Safety-which is frequently.

   2016, September Vaudrey, Colors of Goodbye: A Memoir of Holding On, Letting Go, and Reclaiming Joy in the Wake of Loss, Tyndale House Publisher, page 74