When a lie or excuses is so blatantly ridiculous and unbelievable, the defendant has no choice but to stick to his/her absurd defense, disregarding all possible logic/laws of physics/obvious contradictions. Taken from the Monty Python dead parrot sketch in which a shop owner insists a clearly dead parrot is alive.
Tim got caught cheating on his girlfriend, but stuck to a dead parrot defense of she was an out of work actress and he was helping her with simulated sex scenes
by ArfNarfBarf August 5, 2010
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Guy watching superbowl XXXI #1:
"DAMN Reggie White got another sack! That's 3 tonight!"
Guy watching superbowl XXXI #2:
"Ya man, hes the Minister of Defense!"
"DAMN Reggie White got another sack! That's 3 tonight!"
Guy watching superbowl XXXI #2:
"Ya man, hes the Minister of Defense!"
by Packers Fan#1 February 18, 2009
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Running away from a violent confrontation, particularly using Nike sports shoes or where another person may resort to using a small arsenal to shoot his or her way out of it.
by Lior Bar-On July 13, 2004
Get the nike defense mug.When in a social setting, two single friends guard a friend in a relationship from those about the social setting making moves upon them.
John was about to be hit on by a drunk girl at the party, but Jeff and Bryan stepped in front of him and used the single man defense against the woman.
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Get the off ball defense mug.The claim that someone was "only doing their job" or "merely following orders" to excuse causing grief to someone else when they could have just as easily been helpful. Eichmann was the chief organizer of the Nazi 'final solution' to the 'Jewish question' and claimed (unsuccesfully) at his trial that he had only done what he had been ordered to do.
Car owner: I was only gone for two minutes, how could you tow my car?
Meter Maid: (smugly) I'm just doing my job.
Car Owner: Oh yes. The Eichmann Defense
Weasle line-manager: I stopped your merit award this year but I'm only following departmental guidelines.
Employee: Ah yes. The Eichmann defense.
Meter Maid: (smugly) I'm just doing my job.
Car Owner: Oh yes. The Eichmann Defense
Weasle line-manager: I stopped your merit award this year but I'm only following departmental guidelines.
Employee: Ah yes. The Eichmann defense.
by robbo99 June 25, 2009
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