English Explanatory Dictionary

Chewbacca defense

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any legal strategy or propaganda strategy that seeks to overwhelm its audience with nonsensical arguments, as a way of confusing the audience and drowning out legitimate opposing arguments.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Chewbacca defense.wav

Word forms

Chewbacca defense Chewbacca defenses

Etymology

Chewbacca (a character from the 1977 film Star Wars) + defense; coined in "Chef Aid", a 1998 episode of South Park.

Related words

argumentum ad nauseam non sequitur red herring straw man
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