When the existing data doesn't support your narrative so you attempt to falsely create data that fits your need.
by Yeetleskeet November 4, 2019
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The man's smollettry, consisting of secretly spray painting racist graffiti on his own garage, created an outpouring of sympathy for him, and outrage by those opposed to bigotry.
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by AlexaLuvs September 9, 2010
Get the smullet mug.When you pay two guys to beat you up while you perform auto erotic asphyxiation with a noose. Most pay a little more so that at the point of maximum pleasure the guys performing the beat-down yell, "This is MAGA Country" and pour bleach on you.
Hey did you hear Jessie treated himself to a Smollett for the season premier of Empire? He said it was great, but ruined a good pair of jeans with the bleach.
by Bradtasm March 26, 2019
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O.J. smolletted, fooled a group of ignorant jurors even though he killed two people, and hid out on a golf course for many years. Jussie smolletted but still thought he'd have a career and be able to show his face in public.
by NormanConquest March 26, 2019
Get the Smollett mug.A person who genuinely believes that their “shit doesn’t stink.” Once this person realizes that every other single person around them finds the smell of their shit does in deed smell absolutely horrid, the offender quickly attempts and with very poor acting skills to shift the blame elsewhere.
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