political football

an issue presented by one party or the other that is not a political issue at all, yet is tossed around by politicians to gain sway or distract voters from the REAL issues. Abortion, DACA, and gay rights to name a few.

Republicans throw around their abortion argument like a political football to prevent real discourse on reproductive rights for women. Democrats toss around this political football in their own right, resulting in neither talking about reproductive rights in general, but rather a personal religious belief.

by jpillar26 March 4, 2019

political edging

Political edging is the practice of enjoying taking yourself, or being brought, to the point where you think an election is almost over, and a candidate is about to be chosen, then stopping or being stopped, before reaching the peak in which a candidate would be chosen.

This week has been fodder for the political edging I like to do at least once very four years.

by Drandmrevil November 7, 2020

are u polite

aka "你礼貌吗" in Chinese.It means what you do is not good for somebody/something

- I will connect positive and negative
- battery: are u polite?

by calvinlin July 6, 2022

unparty politic

unparty politics is someone who refuses to define themselves as republican or democrat. they agree that both parties are representative of a classist, elitist ruling class.

someone who's an unparty politic believes that bush and kerry are pretty much the same guy in different packaging.

by unparty November 27, 2006

Politically convenient

Someone who swaps political sides whenever its convenient to do so.

"You ever look threw his twitter. He swaps sides every 2 minutes hes politically convenient"

by C.T Tracy December 20, 2022

Politically torpedoed

When you are derailed from a high position based on allegations and not facts.

Hillary Clinton lost the election.. she was politically torpedoed by the Russians.

Bill O'Reilly was politically torpedoed from Fox News on unproven claims.

by NewAgeLanguage April 21, 2017

Getting political

1. Being intimate or sexual with someone of the same sex.

2. Sexually fantasizing about someone of the same sex.

(Term created by Ray Morejon)

"Did you know John made out with Oliver last Tuesday?"
"Bro got political."

John was getting political, or being intimate or sexual with someone of the same sex, when he made out with Oliver last Tuesday.

by crispysouup May 30, 2023