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self-owned 

a plan that rebounds adversely on the originator; has the opposite effect to what was intended, creating public humiliation

backfire rebound boomerang
Devin Nunes self-owned himself in magnificent fashion when he filed his case against Twitter.
self-owned by Beautybind March 20, 2019
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Back in 1991 I saw a guy driving down the road who owned one. 

Greg Snyder was witness to one of the most key moments of 1991. It was back in 1991 when he saw a guy driving down the road who owned one. Greg went on to state his claim for all to see on social media. He didn’t care who believed him. A man of principle and character, a gentleman and a scholar.
Whoa, look at that sweet 1988 Chrysler Conquest TSI!!
Back in 1991 I saw a guy driving down the road who owned one.

corporate owned 

a term used to describe politicians (primarily Republicans) who accept campaign contributions from big corporations and then serve those corporations instead of the people
Corporate owned politicians typically oppose any efforts to regulate or tax business, they are against labor unions, and support unfair trade policies that make it easier for big corporations to move jobs overseas to exploit cheap labor in third world countries.

Onederland 

When dieters go from weighing two or three hundred pounds down to 199 or less, they have reached Onederland.
When Jared started his diet he weighed 220 pounds. After losing thirty pounds on Weight Watchers, he realized he had entered Onederland.
Onederland by lubridan May 14, 2010

onedirectionsexual 

when you are only attracted to harry, niall, louis, liam and zayn.
person 1: bro I don’t find anyone else attractive in this world except from those 4 British boys and 1 Irish.
Person 2: you mean the one direction members?
Person 1: yeah! I think I’m onedirectionsexual
onedirectionsexual by tpwk-1D December 29, 2020

onedownmanship 

(wun-doun'-man-ship') noun. The practice of outdoing an opponent in a negative way; performing less well than an inferior player or team.
When the Pacers got blown out by the lowly Knicks -- at home no less -- it was a classic case of onedownmanship.
onedownmanship by Rich117 November 19, 2007