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Hiring people to kick your ass so you can make yourself into a fake victim, hoping to become impossible to fire from your job.
You better make sure you cover all your bases if you pull a Smollett, otherwise you'll get found out.
by Blixkrogg February 16, 2019
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A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.

Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:

* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
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... disambiguation... (see Drama )

To not cover your tracks properly, or to do something purely for the Drama.

"4. Claiming to have experienced negative events that are highly implausible."

Smollett was a TV series 'Empire' actor who staged a false attack on himself, hiring 2 Nigerian brothers, he claimed to be Trump supporters, to hang a noose around his neck and pour gasoline on him for $3500, claiming it was a racist, homophobic attack. Police found out it was a staged attack, and arrested him for making a false report.
You can't be Smolletting yourself in a climate like this.

I hope you got rid of the evidence, otherwise you'll be Smolletted.

She didn't really loose her keys, she's just just Smolletting for the vine.
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by realsomejuan February 21, 2019
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Reporting of a false assault, racial or homophobic hate crime.

Ref: JussieSmollet
β€œThat attack was all a hoax. For ratings! Man, dude pulled an ace Smollett.”
by Ally Ally February 22, 2019
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A person who lies a lot AND OR A long-term liar
He has lied so long, & so much, about so much stuff; that person is like no-one else since 'Smollett'
'such a hairy Lemon is Smollett'
by ozelement February 21, 2019
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Have you ever seen such a liar, just like a Smollett wannabe
Such a Hairy Lemon
by ozelement February 23, 2019
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An intentional act meant to deceive in order to gain fame, money, respect, pity, or exposure.
That dude did not lift 500 lbs. He just pulled a Smollett. Those are hollow weights, man.
by BennyBoomBoom March 09, 2019
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