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Chewbacca defense

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Definition

A fictional legal defense from a 1998 episode of the popular television show "South Park". 

Context : Law, Popular Culture
Category: Lexicon, Vernacular
Semantic:

The Chewbacca defense is a satire of the closing arguments of the late defense attorney Johnnie Cochran from the O.J. Simpson murder trial.

Usage of “Chewbacca defense”

  1. A Chewbacca defense seeks to intentionally confuse the jury.

Examples of idiom “Chewbacca defense” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'DarthSweeties'
    DarthSweeties:

    instigates the Chewbacca defense against accusations of drunken behaviour

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'justinlg'
    justinlg:

    @bigdaddytodd did they use the Chewbacca defense?

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'VariantAvatar'
    VariantAvatar:

    I am purposely derailing a forum thread on the guild site regarding healthcare with the Chewbacca defense and simpsons quotes.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'bobcorrigan'
    bobcorrigan:

    @Agent_M The GOP should have used the Chewbacca defense against #hcr

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'kaela41'
    kaela41:

    He's using the Chewbacca defense!

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'Black_Reaper201'
    Black_Reaper201:

    I love how some reviews use the Chewbacca defense to prove a point.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'wootgatzby'
    wootgatzby:

    @thinkgeek Oh man, that's not cool. You basically just pulled the Chewbacca defense. How can we fight that?