NOUN or ADJECTIVE A construction in which one artificially extends, exaggerates, or otherwise expounds upon the length, width, breadth, or height of something, either physical or non-physical. Sometimes used to disguise, cover-up, or attempt to explain a proven falsehood.
Origin: Donald Trump'sHurricane Dorianpresentation in the Oval Office on 9/4/2019, where a black Sharpie was used to extend the NHC's cone projection over part of the state of Alabama, in an attempt to justify/explain an erroneous Tweet.
As an adjective: In an effort to make the company look solvent, Tom employed a blatant Alabama Sharpie technique in his diagram at the board meeting today.
As a noun: The quarterback had been officially listed as six-foot-one, but he decided to pull an Alabama Sharpie and told reporters that he was actually six-four.
In reference to Donald Trump's infamous Sharpie mark-up of an outdated hurricane forecast map. Rather than apologize, Trump continued to lie about the hurricane risk to Alabama for days.
"Dude, just put down the Sharpie. You don't always have to be right. I'm sick of arguing about this."
Sometimes when I wipe... I'll wipe and I'll wipe and I'll wipe... a hundred times. Still Poop, still poop. It's like I'm wiping a marker or something. That's the devil's sharpie.