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Operation Mockingbird 

A covert campaign run by the CIA to influence the media.
Starting in the early days of the Cold War (late 40's), the CIA began a secret project called Operation Mockingbird, with the intent of buying influence behind the scenes at major media outlets and putting reporters on the CIA payroll, which has proven to be a stunning ongoing success. The CIA effort to recruit American news organizations and journalists to become spies and disseminators of propaganda, was headed up by Frank Wisner, Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, and Philip Graham (publisher of The Washington Post). Wisner had taken Graham under his wing to direct the program code-named Operation Mockingbird and both have presumably committed suicide.

Tequila Mockingbird 

Someone who, upon becoming intoxicated, attempts (poorly) to sing along to every song that plays around them.
I'm trying to actually listen to this song, but all these Tequila Mockingbirds are too damn loud.

mockingbird 

A people pleaser personality.
A person that takes on the personality of anyone they around during that period of time, having no real personality of their own.
Becca doesn't really like football, she's just a mockingbird.
mockingbird by BBsis February 8, 2017

mockingbird 

A bird who never sleeps, imitates other birds and animals, car horns, and whatnot, and doesn't shut up all night long, just because it is looking for a mate.

They can be recognized by their song: 'Chirrup chirrup chirrup tweet tweet tweet beep beep beep twirrup twirrup twirrup weet weet weet honk honk honk cheep cheep cheep bereep bereep bereep ...'
After being kept awake for 10 nights by the non-stop singing of the stupid mockingbird in the tree outside my bedroom, I lit up a stick of dynamite to blow up the tree and kill the annoying critter for good.
mockingbird by Boxcar Bob November 5, 2006

mockingbird accent 

mimicking someones accent unintentionally
no i'm not making fun of you i have a mockingbird accent
mockingbird accent by neigan February 11, 2018

To Kill A Mockingbird 

Atticus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird is one badass motherfucker.
To Kill A Mockingbird by Jori March 27, 2008
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Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
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