attribute smuggling

An attempt to suggest or imply the attributes of one thing are relevant to a different thing by suggesting those two things are related or equivalent. Usually by means of suggesting using a word meaning the former for the latter. This results in the psychological effect of suggesting any and all attributes of the former should or could be relevant to the latter when this is not warranted.

"No, I won't let you call the universe a god. That suggests the universe has agency and intention. That's attribute smuggling."

by Phil Osophy June 6, 2025

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Sentence Smuggling

An attempt by an individual to smuggle negative emotions past another individual's awareness by the use of a disingenuous and ubiquitous statement; sometimes for the intent and purpose of using said emotions to inflict harm at a later and more opportune time.

Her: "I'm fine with it."
Him: "Yeah, I'm going to call BS on that on account of sentence smuggling. Tell me how you REALLY feel."

by Jinsei_KC July 14, 2016

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Item Smuggling

A tactic in Mario Kart, in which a player purposefully enters a lower position in order to obtain better items, followed by the player taking said items into higher positions in order to use them where they shouldn't, and wouldn't, normally be able to.

"Why is Mankalor in ninth?"
"Watch yourself. He's probably Item Smuggling."

by TubbyFatFrick August 11, 2023

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Jesus Smuggling

Ha! Hahaha! Good for you! I'm proud of you!

Hym "Yeah, no he IS Jesus Smuggling. He do be doing that. That's funny that you actually called him out for it. Even after the fact. It's so dishonest. By defining God thay way it implicit that the people who consider it an active and sentient being that has acted upon reality on several occasions by engaging in direct dialogue with key figures thought history. And he hates ME because his sophistry doesn't work on me."

by Hym Iam December 29, 2023

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