attempting to change the topic of a thread in efforts to shift attention away or towards another topic or person.

Mr. Dodgeball: Today is a nice day
Giggles: I'll own you on the court.
Miss Dodgeball: Your right, the sun is shinning beautiful
Giggle: Get it Miss Dodgeball, your going down at PU
Mr. Dodgeball: Why don't you leave back to hell.
Dodge1: Giggles stop Hopejacking! We're talking about the weather.
by Lucha Dodge October 2, 2007
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to divert the discussion from the actual subject matter through the use of a non-sequitor or otherwise completely un-related comment or question.
Hope just hopejacked that discussion about a draft dodgeball league by asking what her new team should be called.
by AndrewSc August 16, 2007
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