A term coined by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, if for when a grift was uncovered and the criminal were to face possible prosecution, the victim of the swindle would either be a) socially blackmailed to do anything about it or b) the victim's money would be hidden or physically unattainable, so as the criminal would face no repercussions
“Don’t worry, I have blackmail on them, I’m “playing the box.”
“Guilty or not, they can’t get the money, I’ve “played the box.”
“Guilty or not, they can’t get the money, I’ve “played the box.”
by whiteclawenema January 10, 2022
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by thatguyjonathan December 4, 2011
Get the kung pow mcshit in the box mug.Person1:”mark is the bitchiest boy in the box.”
Person2:”yeah.yesterday they vandalized the school entrance.”
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by BuggieWuggie November 14, 2020
Get the bitchiest boy in the box mug.A "check-in-the-box" and is an action or mandate that a group or authority takes when it doesn't want to be liable for something, so they put on an act that everyone secretly knows is functionally meaningless but has enough good intention so that criticism is often viciously attacked. In the end, if a worst-case scenario presents itself, the group or authority in question can claim they took all the possible precautions they had at their disposal and are not liable for damages while exclaiming how sorry they are things didn't happen as they would have liked. This usually leads to calls for more feel-good protocols and additional checks-in-the-box actions, and if the group or authorities' performance is good enough can even lead to the group or authority being lauded for their benevolence, all the while the people forgetting it was the original check-in-the-box that might have caused the crisis.
Person A: Do you think installing a sign warning people that there is no lifeguard on duty will help prevent drowning?
Person B: (Being honest) Of course not, but it's a check-in-the-box, so we won't be responsible if anything else does happen.
Person A: You're so cynical.
Person B: (Being honest) Of course not, but it's a check-in-the-box, so we won't be responsible if anything else does happen.
Person A: You're so cynical.
by LaughingGhost February 23, 2021
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Hate in the box is undefinable in standard terms, but urbandictionary.com makes it somewhat more possible because it changes your mindset to be a tad more open...
by ~A BrOkEn ToY~ October 20, 2004
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