the.com/never wrong guy
the guy who wasn't wrong, he was just testing you.
means a person constitutionally incapable of admitting error, who retroactively reframes every mistake as intentional or misunderstood.
from internet slang crystallized on twitter and reddit in the late 2010s, describing the guy at the party who confidently says something false and, when corrected, insists that's what he meant all along.
core moveshifts goalposts mid-sentence, no visible effort
tellsays technically correct about something totally wrong
gender codednamed guy but universally recognized regardless
cousin termrelated to mansplaining but broader, less gendered blame
for instance
that guy at trivia — insists his wrong answer was a trick question
crypto bros 2022 — called the crash a buying opportunity in real time
sports talk radio caller — predicted the opposite outcome, remembers it as a win