A defense strategy where one seeks to extricate oneself from a bad situation by claiming to be innocent by (a usually absurd) technicality. Named for former US president Bill Clinton, who popularized this strategy in the 1990s with his creative explanations for how he didn't actually smoke weed because he didn't "inhale", and most infamously, how he didn't technically lie when he said there is no sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky because "it depends on what the definition of "is" is."
Person 1: I just read an article about how Senator Rob Johnson claimed he didn't technically commit a crime by being involved in a plot to replace legitimate Electoral College electors with fraudulent ones in the 2020 election, because he was only involved for "a couple seconds"...
Person 2: A Republican using the Bill Clinton Gambit? Oh the sweet irony.
Person 2: A Republican using the Bill Clinton Gambit? Oh the sweet irony.
by Alex-2598 August 23, 2022
Get the Bill Clinton Gambitmug. by Foole arcanum April 28, 2022
Get the Foole's gambitmug. The von Clausewitz Gambit is an unusual opening move on a dating app, whereby the person making the opening move delivers a pick-up line derived from Carl von Clausewitz, usually as a reference to his masterpiece 'Vom Kriege' ('On War').
"Did you see that screenshot Kevin put in the groupchat? He used the von Clausewitz Gambit on a girl he matched with on Hinge!"
"Yeah man that's insane, I can't believe it worked!"
"Yeah man that's insane, I can't believe it worked!"
by Carl_von_Clausewitz January 15, 2024
Get the The von Clausewitz Gambitmug. Guy 1: Why do you hate (Improved) Hangman's Gambit?
Guy 2: Once I had two letters spawn on top of each other and got a Game Over.
Guy 2: Once I had two letters spawn on top of each other and got a Game Over.
by Jelly Tea May 6, 2023
Get the (Improved) Hangman's Gambitmug.