strawmanized

A word often used but never defined.

Bush and Gore strawmenized each other during the debate.

by fred May 11, 2003

Steadman

Someone, usually female but can be male, who cheats at card games like snap and go fish, even when theres no wager at stake.

Shes a steadman, dont play cards with her!

by Smurfenhiem June 5, 2020

strawman

A word people on the internet use when they are presented with an example that they have no comeback to.

Person 1: "Look at prohibition when they banned alcohol more people started drinking. Don't you think that happens with drugs too?"

Person 2: "WOW WHAT A STRAWMAN I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO REPLY TO THAT IDIOT!!!"

by SomeNameIguess October 16, 2020

Strawman Fallacy

What 99% of the definitions and examples on Urban Dictionary articles that have even the smallest relationship with religion and/or politics.

Strawman Fallacy:
From UD's humanist entry: "Ha, you believe in God? We humanists are smarter than you because we think we are just going to rot in a hole in the ground and that the universe just appeared on it's own one day."

"And that is smart because...?"

"Uh... gay pride?"

"God have mercy on these morons..."

Strawman Fallacy: From UD's entry on liberal: 2. "I hate liberals. Stupid pinko liberals are ruining America."
"Yeah, damn liberals and their...their...liberty. Psht, this is America, we don't need liberty. God bless America."
"Hey, wait..."

by Flambe December 18, 2009

strawmanized

A term often used by never defined

Phil strawmenizes goats.

by bob May 11, 2003

Strawman

Willful misrepresentation of another person's argument.

Iam "I really hope people aren't trying to strawman my position. On anything. I try to be transparent. What I write isn't meant to be a final proposition on anything (Which is what makes it the opposite of the bible). I love that people are using it but the intent is almost more important than the act. You can't argue that it's not good. Two sentences and some of the general themes of the things I talk about were converted directly into 1 BILLION DOLLARS. Billion with a 'B.' What can you say about it? Do you muse on the ideas of others (publicly)? Yes. You can't say I'm doing anything that anyone else isn't doing. Well... You can but they aren't archetypal figures... Heh... This is wild man."

Hym "Right!? And the charlatan just doesn't want me to be lauded for doing something he considers reprehensible. He's over here arbitrating unforgivable sins as though he's God. Completely blind to his own hypocrisy. Hahaha... At least I saved myself $30! None of the motherfuckers who do that shit will have as great of an effect."

Iam "It's disheartening. It really is..."

Hym "But LOOK AT HIM! That is so bizarre! Look at what he's actually doing! That is wild! I can't believe it! What a plot twist!"

by Hym Iam July 30, 2022

strawman

An exaggerated/stereotypical view of someone's beliefs.

Person 1: I'm a (insert ideology here)
Person 2: That means that you hate black people and eat babies!
Person 1: What? I dont mean that, I just think that illegal immigrants are bad.
Person 2: Look guys, he's a racist transphobe who thinks that women shouldn't have rights!

Person 3: Im a (insert ideology here) and I think that they should add compartments in landing gear to crush immigrants trying to leave their countries for a better life.
Person 4: Hey! Thats racist!
Person 3: OMG STRAWMAN!!!!

(rewind time)
Person 4: Hey! That's racist!
Person 3: Welp, guess you support terrorism. Betchu cheered when Al-Qaeda did 9/11?
Person 4: What the fuck?
Person 3: Fucking Commies trying to bring down America. Fucking hate them.

by buddy retard July 31, 2021