Widespread, socially acceptable lies. It is used mainly by older people to insult people they disagree with.
"Too many illegal immigrants? Deport them all. Too many gang problems? Go buy a gun and shoot at them. Bad economy? Just cut the food stamp and all those welfare bulls***. That's just common sense."
"Climate changes all the time. I don't know why common sense is no longer common anymore."
"Climate changes all the time. I don't know why common sense is no longer common anymore."
by MuskLovesDog0020 March 3, 2025

The earth isn’t flat, vaccines don’t give autism, furries are not the same thing as zoophiles, LGBT isn’t a disease, “hy00mans” isn’t a word and was made up by antikin to make otherkin look bad, your skin color and/or nationality do not affect you as a person and it’s wrong to discriminate against someone for these traits, Apple is ripping off android, wear a mask because they don’t suffocate you.
by CurledPawsAndStuff October 20, 2022

Thinking you can handle any crisis, just because you're good at building dikes.
Translates to "Hollandse nuchterheid."
Translates to "Hollandse nuchterheid."
by Morty297 October 14, 2020

A way more polite way to say: "hey dumbass, read the fuck up." but of course those be some no-no words. So the former, more professional way is used.
Pete kindly, as much as possible, told Joel to use common sense, instead of unkindly saying: "holy fucking christ, read a book, you moron."
by MartianSupremacist August 7, 2024

A misplaced arrogance that you can handle any crisis, just because you're good at building dikes.
Translates to "Hollandse nuchterheid."
Translates to "Hollandse nuchterheid."
"Good thing we Dutch have the Dutch common sense, or else we'd have to learn from other countries' experiences!"
by Morty297 October 14, 2020

People knew the guy who finished the marathon was enduring the long distance, it wasnt a secret to everyone, their common sense could tell them that.
by Solid Mantis May 15, 2020

A friend who tries to explain to you the strange behavior of the male species especially those particular male species that you have been flirting with and have a crush on. They are very sensible which is annoying and calming at the same time because lets face it-over-thinking stuff is tiresome.
Girlfriend-Queen of common sense.
by Esth December 25, 2010
