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empty suit 

Well dressed but shallow or ineffective people, particularly in the context of higher level male corporate employees or executives
That dickhead can't decide anything.. he is such an empty suit
empty suit by makepar April 1, 2007
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emptyquote 

Quoting a text someone else posted without adding anything of your own. Used when the person quoted has summed up exactly how you feel, and you have nothing to add.

"Ditto"

It can also be used to make a post permanent, if the person said something really stupid and you want to make sure he/she doesn't want to edit it away or delete it after thinking it over, forcing them to live it down.
User1 : I'm so glad this semester is over!
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User2 : User1 : I'm so glad this semester is over!

In this example, instead of saying 'I agree' he employs the emptyquote

empty suit 

Someone puffed up with his own importance but really having little effect on the lives of others. It is often used as an insult to disparage others who really don’t deserve the title. The true empty suit, which conjures up the image of a business suit of clothing without a person, really doesn’t know what he or she is doing. He or she is ineffectual, perhaps a phony, and is about as relevant or helpful as a suit hanging on a rack.

To call someone an empty suit implies that you think they are a complete waste of time. Editorials on politicians love to use the term empty suit to describe people seeking presidential office. This or that politician is just “an empty suit,” to quote the words of numerous political critics, and is thus undeserving of our attention.

Some politicians do deserve the title. A senator with a very poor voting record, or failure to attend senate sessions could clearly be called an empty suit because he is not really performing the job for which he was elected. On the other hand, some politicians may advertise themselves as “not just an empty suit” in order to distinguish themselves from their implied empty suit peers.
Barack Obama is a real empty suit. He's never accomplished anything of importance as a politician, yet he earns the praise of millions of United States citizens.
empty suit by Austin Day July 8, 2007

Empty Suit 

A politician who seeks public office, purporting to hold a certain se of beliefs, but in reality Is nothing more than pandering simpleton.
Mitt Romney is no conservative, he's just an empty suit with a blue tie.
Empty Suit by heavymongo September 3, 2012

empty suit 

a person of seeming distinction who is actually a product of Publicity
Andrew Wakefield is an empty suit. His study was discredited.

empty suit 

At least McCain isn't an empty suit.
empty suit by Chaz Michael Michael October 18, 2008