Nifong

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology 2

 * From Mike Nifong, a North Carolina District Attorney who made headlines for a controversial prosecution and his subsequent disbarment while in office for ethics violations.

Verb

 * 1) To make a self-serving, politically-motivated accusation or prosecution.
 * 2) * 2007, Henry Jones, "Teacher Cleared of Having Sex with Students Sues School District," Hannity & Colmes, FOX News Network, August 27, 2007:
 * We're not going away. We're going to seek justice. What happened to her, she was Nifonged. They just rushed to judgment without any notice of who her accusers were, what the accusations were. They fired her in a couple of days.
 * 1) * 2008, Campaign poster, Friends for Freda Black, April 2008, :
 * Don't get "Nifonged" again!
 * 1) * 2008, Campaign poster, Friends for Freda Black, April 2008, :
 * Don't get "Nifonged" again!
 * Don't get "Nifonged" again!