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
Reporter 1: Sir did you have relations with your
secretaryWife: Intently listening
Speaker:
Hey! There Goes Gary Coleman!!!!
Crowd: **Turns in pointing direction**
Speaker: **drops
mic turns and leaves conference**