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tragedy of the commons

Literally, this means what happens when something shared by all gets abused.
I.E. everyone lets their dogs poo all over Central Park becuase they can all use it and none of em own it or have to take care of it.
by Home-mang August 26, 2003
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commoner

collective term for a scally and chav. certainly not middle class, and most certainly on the doll or a manual labourer, with few qualifications.
They will always be found on council estates and in sports shops looking for a new pair of classics.
by |Show| January 6, 2005
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commitium

Verb: to roll out, peace out, get the fuck out, an exclamation of the following, or the Roman House of Representatives, always accompanied by the international roll out hand gesture
"Dude, do you want to roll out to the UC?"
"Yeah, trill, commitium!"

"Hey I banged your sister last night!"
"Commitium!"
by Peter Jenks April 10, 2005
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commiting spermicide

to masturbateexcessively, usually a session of masturbation which is done in intense private ( as if at a friends house, or a public restroom(
DUDE...Brandon Paris came to my house, and when I walked into the bathroom, I saw him commiting spermicide to pictures of (we know who)!!! I made him wipe it up!
by Northun Californya Gangstuh March 12, 2008
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comfotable

A common misspelling of the word comfortable. Used most often by accident.
It's hard to believe anyone misspells comfotable anymore. - accident
by twiceseenalwaysmoistened June 6, 2010
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Common sense

Something that isn't very common.
Let's put it this way: You don't have common sense.
by PrtyGrl138 April 30, 2015
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global commons

(GLOW-bowl KAHM-unz) noun. natural resources (such as pure water and clean air) that should be provided for everyone free of charge, regardless of socioeconomic status for they belong, worldwide, to everyone- EQUALLY!
sane person: "If Suez, the conglomerate that fucked up Atlanta's water and sewer system, hooks up with Omni-tems and the neo cons the global commons is truly in jeopardy."
another sane person: "They would like nothing better than the privatization of everything.
sane person: "Yeah, the next thing you know they will be selling us air!"
another sane person: "Well, it's like Lenin said, 'The decline of capitalism leads to fascism.'"
by Nedd Ludd October 10, 2005
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