Sleuth Diplomacy 

The act of shooting a possible hostile instead of using diplomatic reasoning to avoid conflict.

The Leader of the country used Sleuth Diplomacy to avoid confrontation with his foreign peers.

Sleuth Diplomacy by sloothofsloofs July 28, 2009

shotgun diplomacy

1. A form of negotiations where heated lead is exchanged instead of heated words.

2. Negotiating in which one side gains leverage by threatening violence.

1. Once they found out I turned them over things got rough but I got out ok with a little shotgun diplomacy.

2. Either you give me the money, or I have Bruno here use a bit of shotgun diplomacy on your ass.

shotgun diplomacy by Ecks Romana April 9, 2009

Red Sofa Diplomacy 

The act of giving your mother-in-law a red sofa as a gift only to take it back (or attempt to) many years later.

Neon Dale is a master of red sofa diplomacy because she vainly tried to take back a 7 year old red sofa that she gave to her widowed mother-in-law.

Red Sofa Diplomacy by Dread Raffles August 2, 2012

big stick diplomacy 

Also known as the big stick policy, this was the foreign policy popularized by the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt in 1901. Essentially, one's assets were used to intimidate opponents rather than one's words.

"Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far." - Theodore Roosevelt, 1901

"I firmly believe in and practice big stick diplomacy when pursuing life goals."

big stick diplomacy by H.M.S. The Leopold December 29, 2008

Shotgun Diplomacy

A decent ska band based out of sunny Gainesville, FL.

Their best song is Zombies.

"Shotgun Diplomacy really got the mosh pit going last night."

"Yeah, but not as much as Angry Banana."

Shotgun Diplomacy by fahoogleghads March 1, 2010

stab at diplomacy 

An effort to negotiate with someone.

After leaving the room, where they were, he asked her: "Why this stab at diplomacy?", that ment why she took pains to reach an pieceful solution.

stab at diplomacy by Simeon Dimitrov January 12, 2008

shuttle diplomacy 

What da two shysters in da "Emperor's New Clothes" story had to dispense a lot of in order to alleviate observers' suspicion as to why there was no thread on the weaving-apparatus on their looms.

All of da observing folks in da famous "invisible clothing" tale were absurdly trusting and easily-fooled (well, all except da "innocent little boy", of course), so da two swindlers had a very easy time of succeeding with their "shuttle diplomacy", at least until the parade was underway (by which time they themselves had likely slipped away with their ill-gotten riches and had long-since disappeared). In real life, however, representatives of various countries, governments, and ethnic/religious groups often have a much harder time coaxing trust and cooperation from da leaders and officials of da various territories dat dey hafta visit and work in.

shuttle diplomacy by QuacksO July 22, 2021