1. reluctance to answer a potentially embarrassing question
2. spoken to instantly divert a captive audience's attention so a speaker can covertly move out of the line of questions
adj. plead the fifth
origin: Gary Coleman is a dead midget and this is a known fact. Any sightings of him will cause anyone to turn around. Mainly because midgets are interesting, and Gary Coleman still makes people chuckle with his recorded tyrades
2. spoken to instantly divert a captive audience's attention so a speaker can covertly move out of the line of questions
adj. plead the fifth
origin: Gary Coleman is a dead midget and this is a known fact. Any sightings of him will cause anyone to turn around. Mainly because midgets are interesting, and Gary Coleman still makes people chuckle with his recorded tyrades
Reporter 1: Sir did you have relations with your secretary
Wife: Intently listening
Speaker: Hey! There Goes Gary Coleman!!!!
Crowd: **Turns in pointing direction**
Speaker: **drops mic turns and leaves conference**
Wife: Intently listening
Speaker: Hey! There Goes Gary Coleman!!!!
Crowd: **Turns in pointing direction**
Speaker: **drops mic turns and leaves conference**
by DJ 1 2 Manny November 16, 2010