"Borrowing" someones possesions at a sleepover or get-together and then keeping the item for a long period of time in hopes to remain friends with the group the item was "borrowed" from.
Jake is holding Henry's Zelda: Twighlight Princess for randsom in hopes to remain friends with the group, talk about friend collateral
by Robert Segrin December 12, 2007
My friendship with Naomi didn't survive the split between Mary and me. She was collateral divorcage.
by Dictionnaire Diabolique September 15, 2017
The fallout from a positive lateral flow COVID test. Collateral flow can range from frantically calling restaurants, bars, friends and family to alert them of your result, hiding yourself away and getting people to do your food shopping, or to doing not an awful lot. The latter likely would not apply if you're not bothered for COVID, then there is no collateral damage.
"Having COVID sucked, but what was worse was dealing with the collateral flow."
"I tested positive on Monday, and have been dealing with the collateral flow all day today."
"I tested positive on Monday, and have been dealing with the collateral flow all day today."
by Sandyminge March 30, 2022
An unnecessary piece of printed material (often expensive and elaborate) created solely to inflate someone's corporate ego or impress business partners.
Frank: Did you see that $150K brochure Bob had made?
Bill: Yeah, it didn't even have any decent info in it.
Frank: Just another expensive piece of masturbatory collateral.
Bill: Yeah, it didn't even have any decent info in it.
Frank: Just another expensive piece of masturbatory collateral.
by Mirmaid Blue December 23, 2009
sacrifices made for the greater good
Breeze overcooked the Totino's and couldn't wait to scarf them, the burnt roof of her mouth was simply collateral damage for the delicious pleasure of pizza bites.
by Dale Jordache November 15, 2016
Collateral lies are fictional accounts, half-truths and coincidences presented as facts by a party in an attempt to deliberately mislead the audience into arriving at the desired conclusion. The term was coined in the title of the book of the same name, Collateral Lies - The Facts behind the Plot to Bomb the Twin Towers on 9/11, which reveals claims introduced on both sides, believers and skeptics, that have become mainstream in the arguments for and against the official line in the years since the disaster. For example, when skeptics point out how an aluminium airplane could not penetrate the steel building, believers present the argument that any material given enough velocity can penetrate any other material and use a water-jet cutting steel in their defense. Though this may be a convincing argument in the eyes of most people, the principle cannot be applied to a single object, i.e. one drop of water cannot penetrate steel, it is a constant stream at high velocity that erodes the steel. On the basis the person making the statement understands the physics involved, it is clearly a lie introduced to reinforce a claim. More recently the term was used for the first time in a UK Supreme Court ruling regarding insurance claims.
When it comes to making a claim against your insurance company, it will still be a fraud if you fabricate the claim, and it will still be a fraud if you exaggerate the claim, but insurers can no longer use so-called ‘collateral lies’ to reject a valid claim.
by rippenburn February 13, 2017
When someone alters a Wikipedia article to win a specific argument, anyone who reads the false article before the "error" is corrected suffers from collateral misinformation.
I changed the scientific classification of red foxes last night in order to win an debate with Judy. I hope some stupid High School student doesn't suffer from collateral misinformation.
by wildefox March 5, 2008