Patrick /ˈpætɹɪk/, v. where a person performs an action repeatedly that exhibits a severe lack of
short-term memory retention.
Named after the index
case, Patrick Star of Spongebob Squarepants fame, where Mr. Star's repertoire included many such actions, including "That's not my
wallet", where the person agrees to every indicia of an original point, while disagreeing on face with the original point; or "I'm going to
eat mine
now!", wherein the person forgets they consumed an item in full, and then makes an attempt to
eat the item again.
This is an effective debate tactic, because the person operating from this position completely believes (or is presumed to completely believe) what it is they are saying and doing, complicating a good-faith discussion.
I just patricked that whole candy bar.
Congratulations on patricking the whole
argument for twenty-five minutes. We'
re back to square one
now.