swift boated

Verb

swift boat (third-person singular simple present swift boats, present participle swift boating, simple past and past participle swift boated)

1. (US, derogatory, neologism, transitive) to put forth sensational negative stories about a political figure as part of a smear campaign against them, especially regarding their military record
   • “There is simply the desire to paint an entire religion as the enemy,” he said. Referring to Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the founder of the proposed Muslim center near ground zero, “What they did to Imam Feisal was highly strategic. The signal was, we can Swift Boat your most moderate leaders.”2010 September 6, Laurie Goodstein, “American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?”, in New York Times

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