To do something extremely unpleasant for the good of everyone only for reasons that it needs to be done.

To take one for the team, often the job of the wingman in a guy duo in terms of sleeping with the ugly chick so his friend can score with the hot one, especially true if she is extremely overweight
No one wanted to tell Judy that her body odor was extremely offensive, but Bobby realized he would have to catch the meteor or else three of them would be stuck on the road trip with her for several hours.
by Ash Rose December 27, 2008
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