17 definitions by garcalej
1.) In tennis, a missed shot due not to an opponent's skill but to the player's own mistakes and inattentiveness.
2.) In politics, a polite way of saying that someone has screwed up royally, creating a crisis not because of events out of their control but through their own tactless decisions.
2.) In politics, a polite way of saying that someone has screwed up royally, creating a crisis not because of events out of their control but through their own tactless decisions.
1.) Bobby Sands missing that shot at Wimbeldon was an unforced error.
2.) President Trump's declaration during the 2016 election that Mexican migrants are "bringing crime" and are "rapists" was an unforced error on his part which later complicated his attempts to strike a deal with Democrats on immigration reform.
2.) President Trump's declaration during the 2016 election that Mexican migrants are "bringing crime" and are "rapists" was an unforced error on his part which later complicated his attempts to strike a deal with Democrats on immigration reform.
by garcalej April 30, 2018
Vote Libertarian, for those who don't give a **** what happens to their neighbors, so long as nobody touches their guns, weed, or Chia Pet collection.
by garcalej December 15, 2017
All I know is that whenever the religious conservatives of any country do something horrible or backward, they blame it on this guy.
Kind of like that imaginary friend you had as a kid who was always telling you to start fires and shit.
Kind of like that imaginary friend you had as a kid who was always telling you to start fires and shit.
"I don't understand. Why do you hate gay people so much?"
"It's not my opinion. I'm just following God's word."
"It's not my opinion. I'm just following God's word."
by garcalej February 1, 2019
Generic catch-all term for non-citizen enlistees in the United States Armed forces. The history of foreign nationals being recruited into the US Army is one that goes all the way back to the Revolutionary War and has continued to the present day in the form of Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) and other programs that allow non-citizens to join, granting them citizenship in exchange for honorable service. Although theoretically only open to legal, documented residents, there have been many instances of undocumented immigrants, particularly recipients of the DREAM Act, enrolling in the past.
This practice has, in recent years, been largely undermined by the administration of Donald Trump, a man who has never served a day of his life on account of his "bonespurs."
This practice has, in recent years, been largely undermined by the administration of Donald Trump, a man who has never served a day of his life on account of his "bonespurs."
by garcalej August 21, 2018
The ability to influence, control, or otherwise change things no person could ever possibly effect by natural means.
To turn wood into gold, that is magic.
To make water flow backwards, that is magic.
To see one’s own future, that is magic.
To make water flow backwards, that is magic.
To see one’s own future, that is magic.
by garcalej November 30, 2020
A drink marketed as a low-carb alternative to regular Coke. Works in so much that one or two sips of that glorified seltzer will actually dissuade you from finishing the whole can.
by garcalej December 10, 2019
Imagine a white person.
Then take away all the money, privilege, and education, but leave behind the arrogance, hubris, and prejudice.
Then take away all the money, privilege, and education, but leave behind the arrogance, hubris, and prejudice.
by garcalej August 4, 2018