spin-doctored

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: spin doctored

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From spin doctor.

Adjective

[edit]

spin-doctored (comparative more spin-doctored, superlative most spin-doctored)

  1. Manipulated to appear in a more favorable light.
    • 2014 April 9, Rowena Mason, “Maria Miller: minister who got on the wrong side of MPs, public and press”, in The Guardian[1]:
      In this spin-doctored version of events, the prime minister was returning from a royal banquet at Windsor Castle, when he received an unexpected call to say his culture secretary was resigning.
[edit]