Meaningless rhetoric used to gain the upper hand in an argument where you have nothing substantial to add.

Ironically most employed in an attempt to end the most combustible & controversial of debates.
Abortion should be outlawed everywhere, for obvious reasons.

Software piracy isn't bad, for obvious reasons.

Adolf Hitler was a model citizen and well-meaning person, for obvious reasons.
by BlasI August 27, 2009
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Something that you refer to somebody as after they have stated an obvious fact; the captain of obvious. can be used in contexts as...
1. "Thank you captain obvious."
2. "Captain obvious strikes again!"
3. "thanks for the imput, captain obvious"
1-"Check out the sky"
2-"yea...it's blue"
1-"Thank you captain obvious"
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a name for someone who states the obvious. someone who is incredibly stupid
by Kurt Matthew Schroeder December 11, 2008
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when someone states the obvious especially when it is stupidly obvious
Marie: "Sandy you are so white!"
Ginger: "Yes. I am caucasian. Thank you Captain Obvious!"
by Lez H. July 14, 2008
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When someone says something so obvious, they never needed to say it in the first place.
Derf MacGuergan: "Shoes are tied in loops."
Andrew King: "Thank you Captain Obvious!!!!!!"
by A. King. April 1, 2005
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When you point out concepts that only retarded people don't have the ability to grasp, or foolishly don't want to..
Person 1: Omg, why are you so butt-ugly???
Person 2: My parents.
Person 1: thanks for stating the obvious.
by OlgaPatacky February 4, 2012
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