Chewbacca defense
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Chewbacca (a character from the 1977 film Star Wars) + defense; coined in "Chef Aid", a 1998 episode of South Park.
Noun
[edit]Chewbacca defense (plural Chewbacca defenses)
- (law, humorous) 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.
- 2013 July 12, Paul Krugman, “The Monetary Debate: Enter Chewbacca”, The Conscience of a Liberal, in The New York Times[1]:
- But at this point John Taylor, at least — and I believe he's not alone — has gone full Chewbacca defense.
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Chewbacca defense on Wikipedia.Wikipedia