When the mayor of a town calls the media chickens for releasing footage of the same towns finest police officers being chickens and allowing kids to die.
That mayor calling other people chickens rather than the police officers on camera being chickens is the best example of deflection I have ever seen.
by Iseekells July 13, 2022
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Get the deflect mug.An individual who attributes their personal challenges and frustrations to society, the average person, or systemic flaws, rather than engaging in self-reflection or taking responsibility. They vocalize their grievances with moral certainty yet remain trapped in a cycle of denial and inertia, resisting meaningful personal growth.
Example:
“Despite his constant critiques of society and ‘the common man,’ he refuses to examine his own faults — a quintessential deflective idealist.”
“Despite his constant critiques of society and ‘the common man,’ he refuses to examine his own faults — a quintessential deflective idealist.”
by your very much average joe June 15, 2025
Get the Deflective Idealist mug.I said Zai’s a piece of farm equipment. But Chad would be a better buy in the lot, practicing his deflective racism
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Part of speech: noun (also used as an adjective: deflectal, verb: to deflectal)
A person who reflexively denies responsibility and reality — refusing facts, shifting blame, excusing or minimizing harm, and attacking victims or experts instead of admitting error. A deflectal will: ignore evidence, gaslight complainants, defend cruelty, generalize entire groups from single examples, and substitute tribal talking points for understanding.
Part of speech: noun (also used as an adjective: deflectal, verb: to deflectal)
A person who reflexively denies responsibility and reality — refusing facts, shifting blame, excusing or minimizing harm, and attacking victims or experts instead of admitting error. A deflectal will: ignore evidence, gaslight complainants, defend cruelty, generalize entire groups from single examples, and substitute tribal talking points for understanding.
“She went full deflectal when someone pointed out her dog killed the neighbour’s goats.”
"man went full deflectal, he is always hating everything that he doesn't understand or agree with."
"man went full deflectal, he is always hating everything that he doesn't understand or agree with."
by Lockhoi September 2, 2025
Get the Deflectal mug.When a powerful person, company, or institution deliberately floods the internet with unrelated but highly searchable content in order to bury or “deflect” attention from an embarrassing rumor, scandal, or conspiracy.
The move usually involves releasing something with the exact same keyword as the damaging story, so when people Google it, they get the official, harmless version instead of the scandal.
Examples:
• People joked that Disney named the movie Frozen so that when you search “Disney Frozen,” you get the animated princess and not stories about Walt Disney’s frozen head.
• Rumors spread that Beyoncé had a year-long affair with her bodyguard; not long after, she dropped a song called Bodyguard.
• Gross gossip about Dubai “chocolate porta-potties” parties started circulating, then suddenly “Dubai Chocolate” became a big marketing push.
The move usually involves releasing something with the exact same keyword as the damaging story, so when people Google it, they get the official, harmless version instead of the scandal.
Examples:
• People joked that Disney named the movie Frozen so that when you search “Disney Frozen,” you get the animated princess and not stories about Walt Disney’s frozen head.
• Rumors spread that Beyoncé had a year-long affair with her bodyguard; not long after, she dropped a song called Bodyguard.
• Gross gossip about Dubai “chocolate porta-potties” parties started circulating, then suddenly “Dubai Chocolate” became a big marketing push.
“Bro, Sama is using Sora to make videos of himself commiting ‘crimes’? That’s a Streisand Deflect if I’ve ever seen one…”
by Streissyboi99 October 2, 2025
Get the Streisand Deflect mug.When a MAGAt Republican has no evidence to back up their claim, so they resort to “Hunter Biden’s laptop” or “Hillary’s emails” or anything to tap dance around the question.
Republictard: “Democrats stoled the election”.
Democrats: “Do you have any evidence of the election being stolen?”
Republicans: “UH…. UH…..HUNTER BIDEN’s LAPTOP”
Democrats: “Ah yes. The old deflection tactic”.
Democrats: “Do you have any evidence of the election being stolen?”
Republicans: “UH…. UH…..HUNTER BIDEN’s LAPTOP”
Democrats: “Ah yes. The old deflection tactic”.
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