masterful gambit

Used ironically to mock a (potentially premeditated) voluntary action that negatively affects whoever is doing it

Elon Musk: *slams penis in car door*
Musk Fans: Masterful gambit, sir

Schoolnight Gambit

The action of a student taking the risk to stay awake all night, in hopes that school will be closed the following day, typically due to a prediction of inclement weather.

Did you see the weather forecast dude? Snow all night. I'm staying up

Ah the Schoolnight Gambit.

Shenmue Gambit

When a certain media property that, while unsuccessful when it first comes out, can manage to become a successful franchise overtime using nostalgia.

"Fortunately, Double Fine have managed to cling to driftwood long enough to wait for the inevitable twenty-year nostalgia wave to come around and can now surf that driftwood all the way to sex island with Psychonauts 2. Yes, they've pulled what's now technically known as the Shenmue gambit."
-- Psychonauts 2 (Zero Punctuation)

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pulling a gambit

Creating a roleplay campaign with a lot of traction and hype only to do nothing with it and abandon everybody that was interested with no word or context as to why you dropped it completely.

"I hope that the mods don't end up pulling a gambit."

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Queen’s Gambit

1) When a woman engages in sexual intercourse with a man without any form of birth control. Prior to, or during the intercourse, she’ll reveal to her partner that she isn’t protected, thus to add further allure the act.

2) Based on the popular Netflix period-drama “Queen’s Gambit”, the main character is a Chess prodigy, who also actively has sex with or makes moves on her former opponents. She is known for her aggressive, sacrificial style in the early to-mid game.

1) “It’s Anton’s birthday this weekend. I think I’ll surprise him with a Queen’s Gambit.” ~Julia

“Good luck; I did that with Logan over Thanksgiving and now I’m pregnant during a pandemic!” ~Toni

2) “Beth Harmon’s opening move revealed an assertive approach, and she’s quickly followed it up with a strong hold on the middle ground, with her pawns doing most of the heavy lifting. Will she attempt a Queen’s Gambit to win the game?” ~Local Nerd getting $10 to do commentary for the weekend event.

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Hector Gambit

Incredibly op chess opening. Characterized by pawn to H4 and immediately moving your rook into play. Used by Mangus Carolson to win 100 game. bueno...

I just used hector gambit and wonnered

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Idiot's Gambit

A counterargument strategy often used as an attempt to argue against a claim backed by data by suggesting, without evidence, that the source of the data can't be trusted, often seen in social media arguments.

Person 1: "Give me one good reason not to stick this fork in that outlet"
Person 2: "Because the CDC reports a 94% death rate for people who do"
Person 1: "The CDC is part of the government and you can't trust the government"
Person 1: "Ah. I see you have chosen' the Idiot's Gambit. Then proceed. It's probably for the best"

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