When involved in a politically-tense situation and all progress has halted in discussions, it is the practice of applying percussive-logic to your opponent in the form of a beat-down.
"Justin was ignorantly speaking about 'homos' again last night at the bar. But my gay cousin was with us and got really upset. So I stuck up for my cousin and argued with Justin until he threw a beer at me. At that point I switched to pugilistic-diplomacy and prevailed in the argument."
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Get the pugilistic-diplomacy mug.The act of giving your mother-in-law a red sofa as a gift only to take it back (or attempt to) many years later.
Neon Dale is a master of red sofa diplomacy because she vainly tried to take back a 7 year old red sofa that she gave to her widowed mother-in-law.
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1) Is the ability to tell someone that they are full of shit and having them fully understanding and agreeing with you before you've finished explaining why.
2) Knowing how to sound like you agree with an opposing view while tactfully bringing the opposition around to your way of thinking.
2) Knowing how to sound like you agree with an opposing view while tactfully bringing the opposition around to your way of thinking.
by cunninglinguist April 26, 2005
Get the diplomacy mug.Also known as the big stick policy, this was the foreign policy popularized by the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt in 1901. Essentially, one's assets were used to intimidate opponents rather than one's words.
"Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far." - Theodore Roosevelt, 1901
"I firmly believe in and practice big stick diplomacy when pursuing life goals."
"I firmly believe in and practice big stick diplomacy when pursuing life goals."
by H.M.S. The Leopold December 29, 2008
Get the big stick diplomacy mug.That form of diplomacy in which a president (esp. in the United States) mends quarrels by sitting the parties down over a tall, cool one.
President Obama will engage in Brewski Diplomacy Thursday when he sits down with the parties in the Skip Gates dustup.
by Uncle Hugh July 28, 2009
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"Yeah, but not as much as Angry Banana."
"Yeah, but not as much as Angry Banana."
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This is a quote from Susie Madrak, aka Urban Guerrilla, as posted at Crooks & Liars.
This is a quote from Susie Madrak, aka Urban Guerrilla, as posted at Crooks & Liars.
Clinton is only telling the truth as it suits the long-term Mideast strategy. For example, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ignored the settlement moratorium for which she's praising him -- but hey, that's what diplomacy is
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