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Motley

incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate
-"No borrowing lunch Motley"

-"A Motley crew of discontents and zealots"

-"Who's that?"
-"Sean motley"
by Medfield Monster December 21, 2010
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Motley

Wild and crazy; loud. Greatest 80's hair metal band alive!!
Dude, that concert was very motley! I cant wait for the next one!!!
by Deeana_trash July 26, 2005
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motte-and-bailey argument

Also called the motte-and-bailey fallacy. A sort of rhetorical bait-and-switch where one puts forward a controversial point, then claims that they're actually arguing something far less controversial if challenged. This is often done by giving something an agreeable name (e.g., claiming that people who oppose Black Lives Matter the group oppose black lives mattering as a basic concept).

First coined by the philosopher Nicholas Shackel in 2005 and popularized by Star Slate Codex in 2014. Named after a style of medieval castle, where the hillfort (motte) is surrounded by a walled village (bailey). If the bailey was overrun, defenders could fall back to the motte and better weather the attack.
"You don't like MAGA flags, huh? What's wrong with wanting America to be great?"
"Stop it, that's a motte-and-bailey argument and you know it."
by admiralakbar1 April 22, 2022
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Mötley Fraüd

A pop band that pretends to be a rock band, but is alleged to have faked their live performances pretending to play and lip sync
I went to the Stadium Tour, and I think I saw Mötley Fraüd, the bass player was playing stuff that was not mapping up to what was coming out of the mix.
by The Rock Oracle May 11, 2023
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Motley Crue

The greatest band, EVER! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Dr. Feelgood
Kickstart My Heart
Wildside
Knock 'em Dead Kid
Looks That Kill
Girls Girls Girls!
Too Young To Fall In Love
by Spartans! November 8, 2004
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motley crue

my motorcycle and my switchbalde knife will fuckin kill you
by dr. feelgood May 13, 2005
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Motley-ize

When you live life like the boys from Motley Crue did. Following the 3 main guide lines;
1.Sex
2.Drugs
3.Rock 'n' Roll
"Dude! last night i shot up at a pub and i ended up skydiving in the middle of the night! and when i woke up today, i was next to 4 hot ass chicks bro!"

"Dude! Out of all of us, you sure know how to Motley-ize your lifestyle!!!"
by Justine. March 11, 2008
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