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Pre-emptive Strike

A euphemised term of an "infamous" surprise attack like the one at Pearl Harbor is called when the winners are the ones who did the surprise attack and write the history books.

The U.S. did a surprise missile strike at the beginning of the Iraq War known as a "decapitation attack". Shouldn't this be a day that will live in infamy as well?

by R. Kemp April 23, 2005

Pre-emptive Strike

political slang used in place of other more sensitive words like kill, rape, annihilate, bomb-the-shit-out-of, wage-war or decimate because it pretends it is acting in defense from another country that actually poses no real threat.

Dubya: I dont like saddam cuz he tried to keel' ma daddy. Lets... Rice: Uh Mr. president.. (shakes her head). Dubya: Right...I geet it (winks and thumbs up) lets pre-emptive strike his ass!

by chris wango November 19, 2005

Pre-emptive Strike

The act of being unfaithful as a result of fear that one's mate will someday be unfaithful.

My wife was afraid I was going to sleep with my secretary so she pulled a pre-emptive strike with the pool boy.

by Smart Arick July 07, 2010