to Jon-boat

1. The act of discrediting a political opponent, regardless of military service record, by making truthful, searing claims about his/her character and past actions.

2. Battering by a shallow-draft, flat-bottomed boat with three bench seats.

Origins: The capitalized J distinguishes this from the jon boat (n.) and is a reference to both Jonathan Swift and Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz), but not John Kerry, as he spells his John with an 'h'. See, also, swiftboat and jon boat.

Did you watch him just Jon-boat President Bone-spurs on the Late Night Show without even mentioning his small hands?

Sometimes there is a need to Jon-boat orange and yellow men before they get too comfortable in their jackboots.