A phrase created by activist Reena Walker and first used in her group Progressive Black Thinkers on Facebook and then picked up by political writers and producers in the news media that were group members. It means to convey a story that isn't real but to characterize it as if it is by creating a false story behind the situation in order to make it factual, when the history itself never happened.
Donald Trump is pushing a false narrative that the Mueller investigation is a witch hunt created by the Democratic party, even though Mueller is a Republican.
That guy got caught cheating by his girlfriend but was pushing a false narrative that he and the other woman were just friends, to anyone who would listen.
That guy got caught cheating by his girlfriend but was pushing a false narrative that he and the other woman were just friends, to anyone who would listen.
by keyanswers May 24, 2018
A phrase sarcastically used to indicate one's disgust or indifference towards a tl;dr story. Like Cool Story Bro but if the story teller were female.
Person A: (lengthy tale about how Person A tragically broke up with his/her mate the other day)
Female Person B: Nice narrative niece
Female Person B: Nice narrative niece
by juleswf March 12, 2020
Person 1: Hey, did you write that Gravity Falls fan fiction?
Person 2: I prefer you call it a "Gravity Falls non-canon narrative" and yes, yes I did.
Person 2: I prefer you call it a "Gravity Falls non-canon narrative" and yes, yes I did.
by Gordon October 2, 2016
Sometimes abbreviated as IWVMLTBEFTN or IWLTBEFTN, this is something you might say when your friends want to drag you into petty drama.
Originates from a July 18, 2016 tweet from Taylor Swift after Kim Kardashian posted a recording of a phone call between Swift and rapper Kanye West regarding the contents of his song "Famous".
Originates from a July 18, 2016 tweet from Taylor Swift after Kim Kardashian posted a recording of a phone call between Swift and rapper Kanye West regarding the contents of his song "Famous".
I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative, one that I have never asked to be a part of, since 2009
by zaphod13 June 30, 2023
A populist-esque phenomenon. When someone adopts position after position because the position’s in-group popularity or astroturfed popularity.
This is most often done to increase (social) media engagement rather than being a sincerely held belief or only becomes a sincerely held belief as a result of its popularity and not its rationale or substance.
Surfing from narrative wave to narrative wave of popular opinion among one’s in group.
This is most often done to increase (social) media engagement rather than being a sincerely held belief or only becomes a sincerely held belief as a result of its popularity and not its rationale or substance.
Surfing from narrative wave to narrative wave of popular opinion among one’s in group.
by Huwite August 14, 2023
Usually said when someone is in bother and can't explain their discomfort. Or they do not want to talk about it.
by Jilber May 27, 2008
Yiddish, n. A special type of FOOL, characterized by his utter cluelessness, ignorance, and lack of awareness. The Narr's brand of idiocy is referred to as "Narrishkeit."
"What a narr! He gave the entire presentation with his zipper wide open and his shirt tail hanging out through his fly!"
"His big scheme now is selling battery-powered sun dials. Did you ever hear such narrishkeit?"
"His big scheme now is selling battery-powered sun dials. Did you ever hear such narrishkeit?"
by theLateFlemminStir July 17, 2021