A fork of Rural Dictionary
Smollet (noun); an elaborate hoax performed in order to falsely claim the role of a victim.
“he claimed to have been abused, but actually he was just pulling a Smollet.”
Lying or fabricating a story that paints yourself as a victim for the purpose of gaining some form of benefit, whether financial or otherwise.
"Joseph's giving me more bullshit excuses as to why he still hasn't finished the renovations! I'm sick of all his smolleting!"
When you try to pull a scam but forget that cameras cover nearly every square inch of every place you ever go.
She tried to pull the slippery floor scam but got Smolletted throwing water on the floor and lieing down on top of it
Giving of an elaborate, contrived story delivered with complete conviction for the purpose of personal personal gain.
What a story —you're smolletting me, man.
(noun) Smol - Let
A person who plans a hoax attack on themself for a political agenda, career desperation, relationship troubles and/or fame to gain support towards your victimhood but fail in making it believable and get caught in the lie. Although, you still won’t admit to it, therefore completely achieving the opposite effect one wanted with everyone now hating you.
Hey man, you hear about Drew? He’s a smollet and anti-Semite. He claimed to be beaten up by two Jewish men; but it turns out he paid two Algerians. He’s in love with that anti-Semitic congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, and hoped she’d visit him at the hospital. But she only likes real anti-Semites.