4 definitions by Shattered Glass

The most common white girl name, especially in the South.

Accusing someone with a winning argument of racism as a distraction.

Named for journalist Spencer Ackerman, who promoted the strategy on the email listserv "JournoList" as a means for journalists to avoid having to cover the Jeremiah Wright controversy.

A socially awkward, nervous, skittish, and shy person who has extremely low self-esteem and self degrades themselves on a daily basis and feels like they have no worth or value.

Giving a dramatic eyewitness report of an event that hasn't happened yet. Laphamizers get busted either when the event goes down differently than reported or the article goes to print before the event happens.
Named after notorious journalistic fabulist -- or talented psychic -- Louis Lapham.