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a clinton 

To cheat on your spouse/partner and then pretend apologize and feel bad to save face when caught out. US senators and congressman seem to be particularly good at it.
Dave: Dude, did you hear about John Ensign running around on his wife with some other married woman.

Aaron: Yeah, but he did a clinton, so it's all ok.
a clinton by MMMNMMMM June 17, 2009

pulled a clinton

A scenario when everything is going your way, but you manage to fuck up the very last minute.
Person 1:"Bob was certain he was about to win the marathon. But then he died of a heart attack, right before the finish line"
Person 2: "Nigga pulled a Clinton"

pulling a clinton 

(V) 1. Fucking up bad. Tantamount to having a huge lead and somehow blowing it (no pun intended).
2. Refers to Hillary Clinton's loss of a 20 point National Lead to competitor Barack Obama, costing her--most likely--the Democratic Nominee.

aka: Pulling a Hillary
Abe: Zach, you suck at basketball
Zach: Fuck you dude, you know had that thing locked-in 10-5 until I started pulling a Clinton and let you score 6 points in a row.

Zach: Did you hear about Sleek?
Jeff: No, what happened?
Zach: Sleek just totaled his car and is currently indicted
Jeff: Oh, shit! I thought he had a new job and was finally straighting out; he just pulled a fat Clinton at life.
pulling a clinton by Thizzmasta707 February 12, 2008

pull a clinton 

1. To state a lie as the truth.
2. Creating new definitions in your mind so you can always tell the whole truth about anything all of the time.
3. To tell an old truth and make it sound like a new truth.
4. Telling your spouse, your parents or a court that you didn't have sex (because even though you did, it was not sex by your secret personal definition).
ALSO: pulling a clinton, pulled a clinton
Example 1:
GUY1: I don't feel like goin' to work today.
GUY2: If you don't want to stay home, just pull a clinton.
GUY1: What's that?
GUY2: Call in and tell them you "'re" throwing up all over the place and feeling really sick.
GUY1: But I feel fine.
GUY2: But you really "were" sick and throwing up all over the place last Friday night! Right?
GUY1: Oh, just tell 'em the truth but nothing else.
GUY2: Spot on!

Example 2:
Wow, Hillary really pulled a great clinton with that uninsured Ohio lady "story" last week.

Exapmle 3:
GUY IN COURT: I didn't have ... sex ... with that woman .... (((guy in court just thinking to himself: well we didn't go all the way anyhow ... guess I'm pulling a Clinton)))
pull a clinton by M--B April 10, 2008

pull a clinton 

To get off the hook for something everyone knows you did.
To pull a clinton, for example, "I can't beleive I got off the hook for stealing office supplies, I've pulled a Clinton."
pull a clinton by onlevel.blogspot February 4, 2009

Smoked a Clinton 

Smoked a cigar after it was soaked inside a pussy.
I prefer Cohibas, but I've smoked a Clinton.
Smoked a Clinton by Pompatus of Love September 4, 2016
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