noun, common can also be refered to as common due to commeners copying each other like herds of wilderbeast.
by rupi December 10, 2004
Get the commonmug. 
A play on the phrase tragedy of the commons. In the tragedy of the commons, each person tries to maximize their own benefit, and the end result is that everyone loses because of overutilization of limited resources. In the comedy of the commons, each person, while getting something for themselves, also (directly or indirectly) contributes back to the common good at the same time.
BitTorrent makes use of the comedy of the commons, since the more people who participate, the better the service gets.
by One Luther Blissett December 1, 2006
Get the comedy of the commonsmug. 
The root of all evil located in Central Valley, NY.
Woodbury Commons is an overpriced piece of shit place to shop, so you can imagine how it is to have to work there.
by Disgruntled Commons Worker April 29, 2007
Get the woodbury commonsmug. When a finite resource is exploited by one and all, with the rationale that if I don't exploit it my brother will. The end result is the exhaustion of that resource. i.e. hoarding.
The massacre of the buffalo in America by early settlers for sheer sport, was a completely unneccessary tragedy of the commons.
by Tony Pease August 28, 2003
Get the tragedy of the commonsmug. Russian hacking of our newsfeeds, our election and our online lives overall has become entirely dot common.
by Dr Bunnygirl April 29, 2019
Get the dot commonmug.