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heathcliffing 

"To heathcliff". Talking about the kidnapping of an usually unattainable third party, often a celebrity, for the purpose of marriage or other romantic endeavors. This is accomplished by confining the subject in a locked room (usually a closet) and not letting them out.
It refers to Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights. The main character, Heathcliff, kidnaps the daughter of his former love and locks her into a room until she agrees to marry his son. While it may seem that the twisted nature of the original kidnapping imbues the act of "Heathcliffing" with a certain sense of depravity, most proposed heathcliffing events are light-hearted objectification of hot men by single, tense women.
Woman 1: Gaw, did you see (insert male celebrity)'s latest photos? The ones where on one page he was wearing a suit and shirtless on the next?
Woman 2: No. Was it hot?
Woman 1: Shyeah. I am so going to heathcliff him and put him in my closet.
Woman 3: Ooh. Are we talking about heathcliffing people? I already have five in my walk-in closet!
heathcliffing by L-Bro August 1, 2008
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Heathcliffing 

Portraying someone who is not white as white for the sake of convenience or narrative. Based on the famous portrayals of Heathcliff from Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights who is portrayed in the novel as non-white but frequently cast in film as a white character.
"Wow! Did you see Gods of Egypt? They totally Heathcliffed that whole movie so they could get more money off of big-name celebrities instead of casting brown people who would have been more appropriate for the roles."
or..
"Oh did you see what this white chick did? What a privileged b***ch!"
"Dude, I know her. She ain't even white. She's Hispanic and you don't have any idea the s**t she's been through. Quit Heathcliffing her just for retweets!"
Heathcliffing by Cowfish21 February 12, 2021
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