Overslaugh (verb) (dated)
oh-ver-slaw
Chiefly North American, to pass someone over in favour of someone else, mainly for a promotion.
Originally from the Dutch overslag – to pass over.
Example sentences
“They’re going to overslaugh me for the assistant manager, I just know it.”

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