N.
1. One who does not
understand how to deal with the public.
2. One who speaks in
compassionate terms until crushing people's hopes.
3. One who drinks substantial amounts of a beverage bearing the same name.
4. One who never gives direct answers to any specific questions.
V.
1. To string people along and then crush their spirits.
2. To evade and obfuscate.
3. To use bad humor in
inappropriate contexts.
4. To lie.
--The mayor can't say when road
construction is going to finish, and he won't tell us how much it costs. What a Labatt.
--Your
girlfriend left you right after you proposed? Obviously, she was pulling a Labatt on you.
--Hey, you sure you didn't take my wallet?
You're not Labatting with me, are you?
--The general Labatted the enemy to great effect during the war.