Pronunciation: /trəmpt/
Verb, Adjective (Trumped up)
Definition:
To be utterly and thoroughly screwed over in a way that is devoid of any pleasure, humor, or silver lining. It's the specific kind of disaster that combines arrogance, grift, and a complete denial of reality, leaving you holding the bag while the person responsible blames aliens or immigrants. Unlike the word "
fucked," which can sometimes be fun or consensual, being Trumped is exclusively a raw deal covered in cheap
gold paint.
· "
Man, check out these trumped up prices. Four dollars for a pack of Kool-Aid? This is insane."
· "I got trumped out of a job again. They found out I had a disability and acted like I was trying to
scam them just by applying."
· "Can you believe this trumped up news? They expect us to believe aliens stole the Treasury'
s money. Why would an alien want a dollar? That's the best
lie they could come up with?"
· "I can't believe I got trumped like that—shit on and then told to be thankful for the fertilizer."
· "
Boy, you really trumped this one up. They handed you the biggest opportunity ever and you blew it posing in front of a mirror."
· "That business really trumped itself. All branding, no product. They spent the whole budget on a
gold lobby and forgot to make anything that worked."
Synonyms:
Conned, shafted, fleeced, gaslit into bankruptcy.
Antonyms:
Fair deal, honest
work, getting lucky.