An agreement between two or more political parties in which one attempts to be reasonable and the other agrees to whine until they get everything they want under the pretense that the other party or parties are not, in fact compromising.
The Republican party is doing a great job reaching a compromise on the debt ceiling. They insist on having only spending cuts while the Democrats suggest cutting spending and increasing revenues.
1. (n) an individual significantly below one's standards that one dates or sleeps with solely because of the lack of options available in Binghamton, New York, the 5th most depressing town in the US.
2. (n) the act of dating/sleeping with someone significantly below one's standards as a direct result of a lack of sexual options