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rowlinged 

To have your argument destroyed so completely that everyone who sees it is embarrassed for you.

Derived from Joanne (J.K.) Rowling's tendency to do this to trolls on Twitter.
1.
"Hey great presentation on bats...only-"
"What?"
"Bats aren't bugs."
"I just Rowlinged myself didn't I?"

2. Internet Person: "Thank you so much for writing Harry Potter. I wonder why you said that Dumbledore is gay because I can't see him that way.

J.K. Rowling: "Maybe because gay people look just like...people?"

Me: "Oh! Rowlinged!"
rowlinged by flashwildecard April 1, 2016
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J.K. Rowlinged 

When an author creates a completely awesome books series only to kill off everyone you liked in the very end most likely out of boredom or lack of fresh ideas.
Jack-Should I read The Hunger Games?
Laura-It's a great read but the author totallyJ.K. Rowlinged the books in the end.
J.K. Rowlinged by Lolita17 January 4, 2012

JK Rowlinged 

When a white woman really f**ks up, then doubles down on her f**k up when given feedback
Karen really JK Rowlinged that one up.
JK Rowlinged by MC2Franx June 19, 2020
Coined by RTGame. In reference to you-know-who.

A person who you genuinely do not want to mention the name of due to unspeakable disappointment in said individual.
Ugh he became such a Rowling after college. What even happened?
Rowling by mercurytheperson January 22, 2023

pulled a jk rowling 

1. An feeble attempt made by story or character writers to renew interest in a dying media franchise by giving a character an uninteresting or useless trait which adds little no depth to their character, and usually used as a measure to conceal their impending failure or as an effort to bring diversity to a whitewash cast of characters.

Ironically, even though sales were peak for the series during this time, in 2007, Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling revealed the sexuality of book character Dumbledore as being gay with an ass-pull wizard, receiving some backlash readers and fans alike arguing that she gave no real depth to his character up until the storyboarding of "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewalde"

2. Taking definition 1 and following through with it because you managed to gain or already had enough traction to actually continue your franchise and write a full filling and deep story for such a character.
Example 1.
Guy 1: Bro, did you hear that news about Soldier from Overwatch being gay?
Guy 2: Yeah man, they pulled a fucking JK Rowling because they couldn't save their toxic community and gaming league, or nerf their fucking characters.
Guy 1: I stopped playing after they added that retarded hamster anyway.

Example 2.
Guy 1: Did you watch the last episode of Adventure Time?
Guy 2: Nah, I heard they pulled a JK Rowling by making Princess Bubblegum and Marceline lesbians.
Guy 1: They actually made a decent storyboard with their romance and the aftermath overall in the New seasons.
Guy 2: Alright, might give it a watch.
someone you genuinely don't want to mention because you're so disappointed to even say their name
You're a rowling
rowling by M4rt January 25, 2023

J.K Rowling 

Telling a story around one group of people and then much later telling the same story to the same group of people but changing major details and treating it like they were always there.
Harry: “The last time you told this story you said you took her home but now you’re saying you ate her ass? Bruh stop J.K Rowling.”
J.K Rowling by BiggePigge69 March 18, 2019
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