When the rate of inflation in a given country increases uncontrollably, but the media and politicians spin the story to say that the economy and people of said country are thriving.
Politician: “In the last 19 months we have worked together to make this country more affordable for all citizens…”
Media: “It truly is incredible how the President continues to decrease costs for the average citizen — all in less than 2 years!”
Average Citizen 1: “Bro, what are they talking about?! I pay a higher price for gas, water, electric, and food just about every month!”
Average Citizen 2: “This is just a textbook example of spinflation.”
Media: “It truly is incredible how the President continues to decrease costs for the average citizen — all in less than 2 years!”
Average Citizen 1: “Bro, what are they talking about?! I pay a higher price for gas, water, electric, and food just about every month!”
Average Citizen 2: “This is just a textbook example of spinflation.”
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Joe: "Man, what took you so long in the bathroom?!"
Mike: "Sorry, I had a total Cray-Pas situation in there."
Mike: "Sorry, I had a total Cray-Pas situation in there."
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An individual who briefly embraces the concepts of Socialism after a lifetime of objection and hostility to it. This is done to satisfy a momentary need for its benefits, which the individual has actively sought to deny others when they needed it. Once the need is satisfied, the Situational Socialist will then usually resume hostility and objection to Socialism as before and resume seeking to deny it benefits to others, while acting as though the previous aid was never needed nor granted.
See also: Hypocrite.
An individual who briefly embraces the concepts of Socialism after a lifetime of objection and hostility to it. This is done to satisfy a momentary need for its benefits, which the individual has actively sought to deny others when they needed it. Once the need is satisfied, the Situational Socialist will then usually resume hostility and objection to Socialism as before and resume seeking to deny it benefits to others, while acting as though the previous aid was never needed nor granted.
See also: Hypocrite.
"So Rand Paul and Thomas Massie asked for emergency government aid today."
"Wait, the Kentucky guys who always voted to deny emergency aid to LITERALLY everyone else in the U.S. their whole time in office?"
"Yup."
"Wow. When did they switch parties?"
"Ahahaha. Nah, man, they're just Situational Socialists."
"Ayn Rand railed against US government benefits and defined its recipients as “parasites” and “looters” in her works, but rushed to take in Social Security and Medicare benefits when she needed them herself."
"Wait, the Kentucky guys who always voted to deny emergency aid to LITERALLY everyone else in the U.S. their whole time in office?"
"Yup."
"Wow. When did they switch parties?"
"Ahahaha. Nah, man, they're just Situational Socialists."
"Ayn Rand railed against US government benefits and defined its recipients as “parasites” and “looters” in her works, but rushed to take in Social Security and Medicare benefits when she needed them herself."
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"Rob is "If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them," Henry David Thoreau."
"thanks for the face-spiration rob"
"yeah, very face-spirational"
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"yeah, very face-spirational"
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is a theory regarding a series of possibilities pertaining to evolution of the brain that occurs when certain requirements are met. But these requirements are completely random and vary from how you ate your cereal that morning to changing the way you tie your shoes or walking your dog at a certain time of the day.
When the requirements are met then you've basically activated a cheat code that allows you to temporarily have an omnipotent point of view or something along the lines of becoming God.
Tl;dr
A theory relating to a bunch of possibilities that only occur if you've met a random set of requirements and one of the most sought after possibilities being able to basically become God.
is a theory regarding a series of possibilities pertaining to evolution of the brain that occurs when certain requirements are met. But these requirements are completely random and vary from how you ate your cereal that morning to changing the way you tie your shoes or walking your dog at a certain time of the day.
When the requirements are met then you've basically activated a cheat code that allows you to temporarily have an omnipotent point of view or something along the lines of becoming God.
Tl;dr
A theory relating to a bunch of possibilities that only occur if you've met a random set of requirements and one of the most sought after possibilities being able to basically become God.
Dr.Octazooka spent the last 3 years studying Infinite Possibility Situation and wound up driving himself insane.
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