Meaning of 5D chess | Babel Free

Definitions

An extremely complicated strategy involving deception and ulterior motives, especially in politics.

humorous, uncountable

Examples

“I'm not here to play⟳ 5D chess with Charlie, but he keeps roping me in. I try⟳ my best to reroute the conversation off us.”

“I have⟳ grown to fully trust⟳ Donald Trump. He may seem rude, silly, and clumsy from time to time, but he has earned my trust⟳ in the past two and a half years as I have⟳ followed his every move⟳. He is a genius — a 5D chess player, a man with a huge heart.”

“I did speak⟳ with some sources who had kind feelings toward [ Sam Bankman-Fried ]. "Like⟳ most people, he's a human. End⟳ of sentence. Just because everybody assumes everybody's playing 5D chess or, like⟳, isn't a human in some significant way, and that's just not the case."”

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