swiftboat 

to distort history for political purposes, especially in a vicious personal attack

The upcoming ABC documentary 'The Path to 9/11' is expected to swiftboat the Clinton administration, accusing it of ignoring the terrorist threat.

swiftboat by JwW September 7, 2006

swiftboat 

to attack an anti-war politician on the basis of their military service record

"Man, did they swiftboat Murtha."

swiftboat by galatea January 14, 2006

swiftboat 

To bravely expose the lies and manipulations of a powerful person seeking to achieve self promotion based on a falsified personal history and thereby prevent the success of his or her deception.

It took a lot of guts to go up against the lying billionaire, but they were able to swiftboat his dreams of taking over the country.

swiftboat by Bobby Farrelly August 24, 2006

swiftboat 

the act of exposing something true, but unpleasant or politically inconvenient about a progressive.

refers to the swiftboat veterans for truth. when john kerry attempted to capitalize on his brief service in vietnam, a group comprised of all but a handful of veterans who served in the same combat area of operations and mos came forward to underline what a bullshitter kerry was. among other things, they demonstrated that kerry didn't earn his combat medals, lied about christmas in cambodia, and seemingly only enlisted so he could turn directly around and participate in an effort to brand all veterans as war criminals.

the term has since been turned into a generic pejorative for any revelation about a public progressive which progressives can't dismiss on a factual basis. the idea is to name the "crime" of telling the truth about progressives on the same axiomatic level as "theft" or "rape". progressives are implicit totalitarians who don't like having their authority challenged.

"now they're trying to swiftboat bernie ward by publishing the chat transcript in which he talked about having his daughter blow his son in front of him."

swiftboat by juuuummmmyyyy October 15, 2009

Swiftboat Veterans for Truth

An organization that sought to discredit Senator John Kerry's military service in Vietnam by claiming that he committed cowardly acts and that his medals were not deserved. This group was supposedly comprised of veterans who had served in Vietnam at the same time and on the same type of missions.

Actually a front group for Republican operatives aiming to discredit their opponent, Swiftboat Veterans for Truth suddenly appeared during the presidential race. Their attacks were effective despite Kerry's record of combat service versus his opponent's stint in the National Guard away from combat. Kerry lost his election bid and the Swiftboat group disappeared immediately after George W. Bush was reelected.

The verb "to swiftboat someone" has since entered the American political lexicon as a synonym for an ad hominem attack which seeks to discredit a person, usually made by a thinly veiled front group of operatives.

Where have the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth gone? Here they were, instantly organized and running ads on TV as if they were well financed by the Republican National Committee or something, and now they have disbanded and faded into nothing more than a verb used to describe bearing false witness and attempting to discredit a political opponent.

Swiftboat Veterans for Truth by el_che June 18, 2008

Taylor Swiftboat 

To write a song about an ex-boyfriend with obvious references to his identity and wrongdoing.

"Maddie totally Taylor Swiftboated Danny at the talent show."

"How do you know it was Danny?"

"The song was called 'Homeroom Skank Behind the Bleachers on my Birthday.'"

"That title is awfully specific. "

Taylor Swiftboat by SaucyMcMuffin September 26, 2014

Swiftball 

A game just like Fantasy Football, but for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour where everyone will guess what dress she will wear for each era and surprise songs etc. Also known as Allie's Fantasy Swiftball.

COWBOY IS READY TO PLAY SOME SWIFTBALL IN A COUPLE HOURS.

Swiftball by thisismetrying June 25, 2023