1. A term coined from George Orwell's critically acclaimed dystopian novel "1984" that refers to a nonexistent idea used as a scare tactic by a person or an organization. Such a device is used as a public diversion from a situation at hand as the "antagonist,"Emmanuel Goldstein, was in Orwell's book.
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Example:
Many would call the terrorist group "Al Qaeda" a Goldsteinic device that the US government uses to help justify their war efforts.
The definition which covers all senior year high school Humanities courses in the State of New Jersey. This Era, also known as the Goldsteinian Era, covers various forms of art, music, and film from the early 1900s to the present.
"Hey bro, that trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art was very Goldsteinian. Can't believe we listened to some Ray Charles on the way in to the city too. The guy is a legend."
Ruler of Lake Titicaca. Rumored to have a bunghole that gets very angry if it does not receive toilet paper. Cornholio the Great is often seen walking around with his shirt over his head and his hands in the air, chanting songs about his power, and his bunghole.
"I am Cornholio! You do not want to face the wrath of my bunghole, for I need TP!"
Butthead: Shut up, Beavis! (uh huh huh huh)
Beavis: Um, okay. (heh heh heh heh).