gaslight

gaslight
To drive crazy. (From Gaslight, a superior 1940s movie.)

And so it continues, the not so subtle plot spearheaded by my family and apparently the rest of the world is on it as well.

What plot? Don't feign innocence with me. I know you are all trying to gaslight me, to drive me crazy.
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  • gaslight — To drive crazy. (From Gaslight, a superior 1940s movie.) And so it continues, the not so subtle plot spearheaded by my family and apparently the rest of the world is on it as well. What plot? Don t feign innocence with me. I know you are all… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • gaslight — [[t]gæ̱shoʊldə(r)[/t]] gaslights also gas light N COUNT A gaslight is a lamp that produces light by burning gas. The gaslights in the passage would be on, turned low. N UNCOUNT Gaslight is also the light that the lamp produces. He would show his… …   English dictionary

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