Trick Statement

Intermediate 📱 Gen-Z / Internet Slang

Definition

A question that dressed up as a plain statement so it could sneak past your guard. It's a rhetorical jab disguised as a declaration, and its whole purpose is to make you either defend yourself or admit you walked right into it.

Example Usage

Priya: 'Nobody here has ever read the terms and conditions.' Marcus: 'Trick statement. I can see you're fishing for someone to confess.'

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