krystal ball

Definition

The political dark art of torpedoing a candidate's campaign by excavating and circulating their embarrassing photos from the internet's eternal memory banks. Named after a 2010 incident, it's essentially weaponized archaeology for the social media age, proving that what happens at Halloween parties doesn't stay at Halloween parties.

Example Usage

The opposition research team tried to krystal ball the mayoral candidate with old college photos, but voters didn't seem to care about beer pong pictures from 2005.

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