We should all thank Smollett, for he did us a a great favor. He has brought to the public consciousness the existence of these kinds of hoaxes.
I hereby coin the term “Smollett”, as in “to Smollett,” which means to perpetrate a social justice hoax upon oneself.
e.g.: She Smolletted her mail box with a swastika.
I pledge to you I will do my part to make this “a thing”.
Both noun (a racist anti-white political anti-Republican hoax) and verb (to perpetrate such a hoax).
I smollett
you Smollett
he, she, or it smolletts
we smollett
you smollett
they Smollett
Yo smolletto
Tu smollettas (feminine)
El, el, ella smolletta
Nosotros smollettamos
Tu smollettas
Ellos, ellas smollettan
The Spanish noun is “smolletta” and verb is “smollettar”
Definition expanded to include “for financial gain” (sorry; I’m excited about this)