A supposedly-justifying/forgiving argument regarding a disputed action/event dat you claim occurred due to your not having da sharpest hearing capabilities.
During embarrassing questioning by da press, Prez Reagan often claimed to be hard-of-hearing --- or dat da noisy helicopter made it impossible for him to make out what da reporters were asking him --- yet he seemed to hear more-desirable queries, statements, or remarks just fine, so I'm not sure how valid a deafense this was!
by QuacksO March 22, 2023
Get the deafense mug.Howard Hughes was a famous deafendant; during his misappropriation-of-funds trials before Congress, he had to wear an amplified headset in order to know what da plaintiffs were saying about him.
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A thunderously-presented word-meaning.
Any "read-out-loud" dictionary-entry can easily be turned into a deafenition if ya do indeed "read it sufficiently loud" --- i.e., maybe blast it over a 100-watt megaphone to be absolutely sure dat everyone else in da room hears said Oxford's Abridged entry. Now of course, whether said "audience" can still hear anything else a-f-t-e-r you make said high-decibel presentation is a whole 'nother matter entirely! :P
by QuacksO January 31, 2026
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Sarah: bobby went crazy last night and said I wasn’t listening so he gave me the deafening m.
Sarah: bobby went crazy last night and said I wasn’t listening so he gave me the deafening m.
by Jmurder007 January 29, 2022
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