To threaten someone to come be in your presence through the grapevine and then be gracious to them if they show up because they know you can influence something important in their lives.
He was nervous entering the restaurant to meet her. Because she threatened him and he knew she had the keys. But she Lettermaned him and immediately welcomed him and helped him out.
by The Real Beast. October 7, 2023
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Disclose an illicit affair to the media before it is discovered or leaked in order to gain sympathy and appear noble to the public.
Indiana state representative, Mark Souder, decided to "pull a Letterman" a couple weeks after winning the primary.
by GG2 Lucas May 19, 2010
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A boy who is so obsessed with sports, that he likes them more than anything else in the world. He shows it by dressing super sporty and sharing random sports facts for no reason.
Jack walks by wearing a letterman's jacket and ripped jeans.
"Look at Jack, he's such a Letterman's Child!"
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The letterman's fallacy is a scenario in which you are asked a basic question and extrapolate your answer in order to gain a better understanding of the question and this in turn is then used against you to gaslight you into a malformed position that you do not necessarily stand for.

The name letterman comes from the fact that it sounds fancy to say.
Person 1: "If you were a goat would you fuck a goat?"
Person 2: "Would I have the brain of a goat or a human?"
Person 1: "Ah so your a goat-fucker"
Person 2: "So you're going to gaslight and letterman's fallacy me wowza"
by Biggus Dickus2 March 18, 2022
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