badnewsrunner
/ˈbædˌnjuːz ˈrʌnə/nounVerified NewAlso in: Hiobsfreund (Deutsch) · malanoz (Español) · courmalheur (Français)
The friend group member who agrees to deliver the message nobody else will deliver.
The badnewsrunner takes the hard sentence — the cancellation, the no, the diagnosis in the group — and delivers it kindly, once, to everyone. They absorb the first reaction so the group can have its second. The role is honoured and avoided, simultaneously.
Etym. — bad news + runner — the friend who carries the message so others don't carry the blame.
Rel. — groupear · chatdiplomat
Novelty check: APPROVE
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