La Gillardine

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A guy or gal who gets shoved in front of a dying leader like a last-minute punchline, so the party machine can save face and the country can stop being a disaster.

I got tapped on the shoulder like a last-minute punchline to save this whole mess.

They shoved me in front of a dying leader like I was a bad joke.

I was the punchline to a dying leader's bad joke.

by Slangipedia 1mo ago

A person who gets the job of ending a leader's misery and the country's chaos, like they're the final kick to a dying horse.

They handed me the final kick to a dying horse and called it a mercy.

I was the final kick to a dying horse, and no one asked if I wanted the job.

They gave me the final kick to a dying horse and called it a strategic move.

by Slangipedia 1mo ago

A person who gets stuck with the job of killing off a leader, because no one else wanted to be the one who had to finish the job.

No one wanted to be the one who had to finish the job, so I got stuck with it.

They gave me the job of killing off a leader because no one else wanted it.

I got stuck with the job of killing off a leader, and I didn’t even ask for it.

by Slangipedia 1mo ago