1. something said or done to divert attention from unpleasant news,
2. There is a story, popular among British politicians and attributed to the Australian strategist Lynton Crosby, known as "The Dead Cat." A CEO is confronted with poor statistics at a board meeting, and to divert attention from this unpleasant news, he suddenly pulls out a dead cat and throws it onto the middle of the table. ( Kate Maltby, 'Hamilton' is Trump's dead cat' , CNN, November 22, 2016)
2. There is a story, popular among British politicians and attributed to the Australian strategist Lynton Crosby, known as "The Dead Cat." A CEO is confronted with poor statistics at a board meeting, and to divert attention from this unpleasant news, he suddenly pulls out a dead cat and throws it onto the middle of the table. ( Kate Maltby, 'Hamilton' is Trump's dead cat' , CNN, November 22, 2016)
"Let us suppose you are losing an argument. The facts are overwhelmingly against you, and the more people focus on the reality the worse it is for you and your case. Your best bet in these circumstances is to perform a manoeuvre that a great campaigner describes as 'throwing a dead cat on the table, mate' There is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the table ― and I don’t mean that people will be outraged, alarmed, disgusted. That is true, but irrelevant. The key point is that everyone will shout, “Jeez, mate, there’s a dead cat on the table!” In other words, they will be talking about the dead cat ― the thing you want them to talk about ― and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief.’" (Boris Johnson, 'This Cap on Bankers’ Bonuses is Like a Dead Cat – Pure Distraction', The Telegraph, March 3, 2013
"Trump apparently has an endless supply of dead cats, seemingly able to conjure them from insignificant news stories and throw them on the boardroom table by way of an angry tweetstorm. The media loves this because they know that people eat it up, whether they’re Trump supporters who share his “rage” or critics who are repeatedly appalled by his antics." (Jesse Jackman, 'Trump’s ‘Dead Cats’ Have Hijacked The Mainstream Media' ,Huffington Post, November 30, 2016)
"Trump apparently has an endless supply of dead cats, seemingly able to conjure them from insignificant news stories and throw them on the boardroom table by way of an angry tweetstorm. The media loves this because they know that people eat it up, whether they’re Trump supporters who share his “rage” or critics who are repeatedly appalled by his antics." (Jesse Jackman, 'Trump’s ‘Dead Cats’ Have Hijacked The Mainstream Media' ,Huffington Post, November 30, 2016)
by gr8rt1 January 26, 2017
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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
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
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An ex-spouse/partner/lover. From the reference to how many people, in a given place, a person has had relationships with that can be hit by swinging a dead cat.
I have slept with way too many people in this bar tonight... This is definitely a Dead Cat situation.
by Bub May 07, 2005
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by poendie May 06, 2020
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A pussy that has definitely been infected with some noxious substance that renders it completely useless to the owner, and possibly deadly to the user.
"Hey, Dave, how'd you get on with that bint last night?"
"Oh christ, Wilko, I wished I hadn't even set foot in that club!"
"Why mate? Something bad happen?"
"Yeah, there I was feeling around her underwear in the dark, and I felt my fingers being burnt by acid, and her flesh gave way to bone, then she was sick on me. And to top it all off, my arm's been burnt off at the elbow!"
"Oh jesus, Dave! Looks like you were feeding a dead cat last night!"
"Yer right, Wilko, I'll have to get rid of the body now..."
"Oh christ, Wilko, I wished I hadn't even set foot in that club!"
"Why mate? Something bad happen?"
"Yeah, there I was feeling around her underwear in the dark, and I felt my fingers being burnt by acid, and her flesh gave way to bone, then she was sick on me. And to top it all off, my arm's been burnt off at the elbow!"
"Oh jesus, Dave! Looks like you were feeding a dead cat last night!"
"Yer right, Wilko, I'll have to get rid of the body now..."
by magicalpat September 11, 2006
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mike: man, i was just doing my girl and she was like a limp sex doll! shit man, this sucks!
joey: hahahahahahaha, doing the dead cat sex position eh
mike: the fuck is that?
-later-
white bitch: joey i don't like ya anymore
joey: DO THE DEAD CAT!
joey: hahahahahahaha, doing the dead cat sex position eh
mike: the fuck is that?
-later-
white bitch: joey i don't like ya anymore
joey: DO THE DEAD CAT!
by Spenzer October 19, 2011
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