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cya statement

1. Cover Your Ass statement.
2. A clause written into a legal document meant to protect some or all of the signers from litigation due to breach or other problem.
"Our faucet broke again, there's water everywhere and my computer's wrecked. I'm seriously suing the landlord for this one." -- "Dude, didn't you read the contract? There's a CYA statement saying he's not responsible for damage to personal property in the apartment."
by wolf sihart December 31, 2007
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statement cookie

a fortune cookie that doesn't actually have a fortune in it, instead they package it with a lame statement like; Versatility is one of your greatest features.
Guy 1: Heh, what does you fortune cookie say?
Guy 2: Its not a fortune cookie its a goddamn statement cookie, it reads, " To understand a man, you must listen to his words."
Guy 1: Duh that's not only a statement, but its fucking obvious, more like a douche cookie.
by Crunchyness October 2, 2007
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Owen Statement

A statement made about an observation that is overwhelmingly true (and/or funny) when you think about it, but a statement not anyone can make.
An Owen Statement example: A hot pretzel that gets cold at a sports game is colder than the actual temperature outside.
by The Gosh Dang Bruin February 10, 2020
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not intended to be a factual statement

What feels true and is not intended to be a factual statement

Sen. Jon Kyl claimed on the congress floor that abortion is "well over 90% of what Planned Parenthood does."

When the actual figure turned out to be 3%, his office released a statement clarifying that Kyl's figure was "not intended to be a factual statement."
Stephen Colbert: Sen. Jon Kyl personally sabotaged the Apollo 13 mission. (Not intended to be a factual statement).

Sen. Jon Kyl throws babies at elder people. (Not intended to be a factual statement).
by fresair May 2, 2011
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chivalrous stalemate

When two people are trying to pass through a doorway and both insist that the other goes first.
*Two people are trying to walk through a doorway*
"After you."
"No, after you."
"No, no, no. I insist. After you."
Looks like they are stuck in a chivalrous stalemate.
by nonexistent December 9, 2012
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