Gas lamping

When you gaslight someone into thinking the real term is “gas lamping”

Friend- “dude I was totally gaslighting this guy earlier…”
You- “I think the correct term is actually gas lamping.”
Friend- “what? No it’s not.”
You- “uh yeah it is. What are you stupid or something? It’s gas lamping.”

by pancakehandler July 11, 2022

Gas lamp

To give false or disingenuous praise with intent to manipulate how someone feels towards you.

That guy told me I have an “impressive gluteus maximus , if only he had my DNA” he was totally gas lamping so I would buy a coffee.

by Arctic yeti May 16, 2025

Gas Lamp

Used to describe when British soldiers would trick other parties into going with them during world war 2

“We gas lamp syd into think we were all wearing white to the party”

by Taylor Churman January 25, 2025