(Ger-bel-ing) The act of projecting responsibility for one's own moral wrongdoing or criminal misconduct by falsely accusing an opponent of the same or similar deeds. Derived from a (possibly apocryphal) quotation attributed to the Nazi Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister during World War II:
"Accuse the other side of that which you are guilty."
"Accuse the other side of that which you are guilty."
"There goes my opponent again, Goebbeling away, pretending like somehow my record is the one riddled with controversy, corruption, and failure," countered the challenger.
by Doctor Jockster September 11, 2020
Get the Goebbelingmug. by anonymous October 18, 2023
Get the Goebbel’s Buttonsmug. Person 1: Lebanon blew up, The jews have to do something with it!
Person 2: You're doing an Goebbels Gap!
Person 2: You're doing an Goebbels Gap!
by Sharperpanhandle November 28, 2024
Get the Goebbels gapmug. When one intentionally censors himself, usually in an electronic medium such as facebook, after posting something he knows is inflammatory in nature and is not worth the inevitable trouble that will arise because of it.
Pants typed something in the chat window he knew was unfair and judgemental, and before pressing enter, self-goebbeled himself and deleted the offending sentence.
by Slessy November 7, 2012
Get the self-goebbelmug.