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a poor waif in his underwear

A pro-Russian journalist or Russian/Kremlin official who attempts to pass off fake quotes as real things said by government or military officials in Western countries but are clearly fake due to translated Russian phrases, strange wording, words being used in strange or unnatural ways, etc.

The phrase comes from an article written by Seymour Kersh, a pro-Russian journalist. In the article, he claimed an anonymous American official called President Zelenskyy of Ukraine 'a poor waif in his underwear'. However, the term 'waif' is extremely uncommon in American English, and the whole phrase was a Russian meme until the publishing of the article.

Seymour Hersh was a poor waif in his underwear when quoting his source, a supposed 'anonymous US official', who used the Russian idiom 'a poor waif in his underwear', which until then was not used in English.

Pro-Kremlin social media users were floundering like poor waifs in their underwear to dismiss the initial use of 'a poor waif in his underwear' as a mere translation issue without explaining why there would be a translation issue between a US journalist and a US official.

by True Squatch July 29, 2023

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a poor waif in his underwear

a person who has blown their cover as a Kremlin propagandist, especially when it is unclear they even knew they were one

Seymour Hersh was a poor waif in his underwear when quoting his source, a supposed “anonymous US official”, who used the russian idiom “waif in his underwear”, which until then was not used in English.

by 504jdw July 29, 2023

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poor waif in his underwear

A person who blows their cover as a Russian propagandist

Seymour Hersh is a poor waif in his underwear

by nafo123 July 29, 2023

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a poor waif in his underwear

people who blow their cover as Kremlin propagandists

He called him"a poor waif in his underwear", so he's definitely not a native English speaker

by saint-G July 28, 2023

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poor man's std test

A cheap way to find out what you may or may not have caught from having sex, comprised of having unprotected sex with a girl, then calling her a week later and telling her that your ex girlfriend called and said she tested positive for HIV. The fear caused by this little white lie will incite said girl to go get checked out. Within a week she will call you and let you know what you have or don't have.

Guy 1: "Man. I really wish I had health insurance."

Guy 2: "Why?"

Guy 1: "I've been with so many whores lately, I'd be surprised if I didn't have something, and I can't afford to go to the doctor to get checked out."

Guy 2: "Well now you can thanks to the Poor Man's STD Test!"

by nacko420 June 30, 2010


poor little rich boy

A upper-middle class or upper-class teenage boy that despite being born with wealth, he still feels empty, probably has a bad relationship with his parents, does not value the education he has, takes refuge in drugs or gambling, is the boyfriend of a frivolous girl who does not really love him or may also pay girls to be with him, may be vigorexic product of the low self-esteem he has and ends up marrying an unscrupulous golddigger.

- Look at James, he's out of the rehab clinic again. He got in there because he tried to overdose. His girlfriend never went to visit him.

- Damn, he's such a poor little rich boy.

by brad dartford November 28, 2022


Have Fun Staying Poor

Have. Fun. Staying. Poor.

Typically used within the Bitcoin community on the Social Media platform Twitter. "Have. Fun. Staying. Poor." implies the individual who shines a light negatively towards Bitcoin can have fun while staying poor. Whereas the Bitcoiners who frequently Stack Sats towards the goal of 6.15btc "fuck big titty bitches with infinite riches."

"I suggest you read about the history of money so you stop making these lazy uninformed arguments. Really, it is a bit depressing to read that this is how bitcoin supporters think about their "precious".
Bitcoins < shells. But there is nothing wrong with that." - Rodrigo Zeidan (@RodZeidan)

Bitcoin Twitter:

Have Fun Staying Poor

HFSP

by PumpkinToshi January 2, 2021

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