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Deflection 

When politicians come under fire for missteps or failures, they often rely on the technique of trying to shift the focus onto others. In an attempt to duck responsibility, scrutiny, accountability, they often create "scapegoats" to shift blame onto. They try to lay their failures at the feet of others or make a way to justify them. They may try to shift the debate entirely onto a completely irrelevant and different subject. One example is to make a drastic decision that completely shifts focus from the previous subject of scrutiny onto this new drastic change or subject brought into light by the government. Seen commonly by politicians and on a less refined level , regular people supporting a political party or figure in arguments or debates, or as a psychological attempt to manipulate others in regular domestic situations. In politics the tactic is entirely strategic and is arguably one of the most devious and disreputable in the eyes of honest morality and accountability, but is quite common in politics around the world.
When Soviet leaders were questioned about human rights violations in the USSR, for example, they might've come back with, "Well, what about the Negroes that you Americans are lynching in the South?" - One example of a political deflection
Deflection by Old school bossman January 2, 2021

Sexual Detention

Forced entrapment in a social setting due to the friend with whom you intend to leave disappearing for over an hour with another friend to engage in unscrupulous and unsubtle sexual shenanigans.
My ride home went off to fool around with a friend when the evening was winding up, leaving me and the friends good enough to keep me company trapped in Sexual Detention!
Sexual Detention by Robanes August 8, 2009

deffynition 

The definition a person defaults to that is more so a take or spin on the official written word which tends to add flavour and/or character to said 'defined' word's understanding for people locally involved.
"Carol's deffynition on the matter is not the same as yours. Her upbringing and use of Internet memology has caused her to have a slightly different opinion on what you think the definition actually is for the rest of us *here*."

"Kevin's deffynition of sperg not only implies that a person might have Asperger's but also includes the idea of *them* usually trolling streamers on Twitch in a way that garners a streamer's attention, in a spastic sort of sense."

"Urbandictionary.com is at the core of the Internet's play of deffynitions. It's better understood nowadays that there is not only one given definition for everyone and everything at all times."
deffynition by Hybrix July 8, 2021
Surprising better than school.
Person 1: dude I got detention during math
Person 2: lucky!
Person 1: yeah man he fell asleep and I went to meet up with Lexi.
Person 2: *slightly drools*
A place where you get sent when a teacher notices something bad or inappropriated. The best way to get one is to chew gum.
Kyle: Yo David. I just got a detention from Miss Hoffman for chewing gum. So I gave her the finger and got another one.

David: For real? I just chewed 36 pieces of gum in history class and didn't get a detention. I kickass.

Miss Hoffman: Who just said kickass?

David: I did.

Miss Hoffman: That's a detention.

Kyle: Haha. Sucks for you.
detention by Matt. H. April 18, 2005

Rejection Deflection

A way for a woman to reject a man in a beautiful way. The woman will agree with a pleasantry that you express to her, however, she will also say that you would not like this, that, me, etc. because of a flaw or tendency that the woman may or may not have. Thus rejecting your kindness, by way of deflection.
Man: Would you allow a man to lick your ass?
Woman: Yes, but you would not like it because I have some hair down there.
Man: Do not use the rejection deflection on me.
Woman: Wait, you know about that?
Rejection Deflection by OOOne. April 10, 2010