To make money and become a celebrity on the back of a tragedy. Using the newspapers for a purpose and then claiming to be hounded. To expose ones children/pet to dangers and then state that you are a good parent/owner. To blame everyone else for your errors for the purpose of 'damage limitation'.
Yeah they got cash coming in from everywhere and they still want more - they are pulling a 'McCann'
Jade Goody was crying on tv faking her sadness, she was trying to pull a 'McCann'
Jade Goody was crying on tv faking her sadness, she was trying to pull a 'McCann'
by vix_derby March 16, 2008
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leaving three children alone (7yrs and 3 years each) in a holiday flat in portugual whilst you swan off to sample a meal - just from the point of view of the well known problems that these holiday flats have with gas / fire safety standards and the number of gassings that have happened this way - let alone the fact one of the children was taken you'd have to be doing a McCann right?
by mamboo October 3, 2007
Get the McCann mug.When a couple has intercourse while.listening.to the Beatles, and the girl has an orgasm just as.Paul McCartney begins singing.
I mccartneyed your mom
by paul mccartneyed October 30, 2013
Get the mccartneyed mug.To have a very conservative strategy when playing Super Smash Brothers in hopes to just be the last man standing while accomplishing nothing during gameplay.
This usually includes avoiding contact with other players altogether while occasionally throwing projectiles or using an item. A person who was John McCaining will usually end the match with a win and only one K.O.
Generally, this will cause everybody to detect that said player is John McCaining and then focus solely on knocking them off for several seconds, creating an adverse effect.
This practice can often be detected by hearing a flood of "come on, step it up" and "you're too slow."
This usually includes avoiding contact with other players altogether while occasionally throwing projectiles or using an item. A person who was John McCaining will usually end the match with a win and only one K.O.
Generally, this will cause everybody to detect that said player is John McCaining and then focus solely on knocking them off for several seconds, creating an adverse effect.
This practice can often be detected by hearing a flood of "come on, step it up" and "you're too slow."
"I can't believe I'm already down to one life, I think I'll be John McCaining the rest of this one out."
by Lo Siento Huesos April 9, 2010
Get the John McCaining mug.To have brought someone on board or associated yourself with someone whose embarrassing behavior makes you look bad and brings your character/judgement into question. Ultimately the choice to include this person leads ridicule and failure. This is in reference to McCain bringing on Sarah Palin as a running mate in the 2008 elections.
Person 1: Last week I brought my friend along with me to hang out with the cool guy I just met. She acted so annoying and he never called me back.
Person 2: Man, you totally pulled a McCain.
Person 2: Man, you totally pulled a McCain.
by madgardener January 18, 2010
Get the Pulled A McCain mug.Something that is incredibly awesome, great, or in any case very good. The term is synonymous to awesome sauce mccoy.
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