To misrepresent one's own beliefs (political or otherwise) for the purpose of self gain. The term originates from the appointment of Justice David Souter to the Supreme Court by Republican President George H. W. Bush. Although a self-proclaimed conservative himself, Souter soon after revealed himself to be a liberal. Therefore, the verb "souter" or to be "soutered" means most nearly the act of expressing views other than one's own for the purpose of furthering one's own cause.
Dude, that PETA operative doesn't actually like hamburgers! He only came to my barbecue to sabotage my patties. I was totally soutered.
Roger isn't actually a Republican. He just soutered us so he could spy on our campaign rally!
'Joe Millionaire' is a show where a bunch of dumb broads get soutered by a bachelor who isn't actually wealthy.
A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.
For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flexcash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.