desperism

"Desperism" : The action of publicly ruining your personal reputation through a desperate or humiliating act in order to preserve a flawed ideology, statement of innocence or ill reputed corporate mandate.

Example #1: "The desperism is evident as John still insists that the world is flat even after seeing the photographs of earth from space.
"Example #2: "Despite the overwhelming physical evidence that proved beyond a doubt that Robert was guilty of the murder, in an act of desperism, he continued to claim his innocence without introducing any contradictory new evidence to provide credence to his statement."
Example #3:"A recent clinically study proved that new widgets produced by FLUBBY INCORPORATED contain lethal amounts of toxic substances. Despite these findings, in an act of desperism, FLUBBY INC'c president released the following statement... "Our products are 100% safe and we urge consumers to continue using FLUBBY brand widgets."

by Lance Campeau October 10, 2007

Desperate

feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with. A desperate person is a person that needs or wants something badly. someone who is to hopeless and just gives up. someone who is despairing, hopeless; anguished, distressed, wretched, desolate, forlorn, distraught, fraught; (of an act or attempt) tried in despair or when everything else has failed; having little hope of success. (of a situation) extremely bad, serious, or dangerous.

Brock is so desperate he needs someone's phone badly to text his friend for help.

by TheAwesomeJUNK November 3, 2018

Desperation Day

February the 13th, i.e. the day before Valentines day. On which single people try desperately to find someone to spend Valentines day with.

Considered by some men (and women) to be the best time of the year to pick up someone for a one night stand.

A: "I'm totally going out tonight"

B: "Why man"?

A: "Its Desperation Day mate, even a looser like you could score"!

by Alasdair Weeks January 19, 2009

Thumbs Up Desperation

The act of someone writing "Thumbs up if..." at the beginning of their youtube comment as a desperate attempt to make their comments rank in the Highest Rated Comments, even though it gives them no real gain.

Thumbs up if you hate it when people begin their youtube comments with 'thumbs up if...' because they have too much Thumbs Up Desperation.

by W102 August 4, 2010

Desperation Friends

Acquaintances whom are used as a last option to call up to go out. These "friends" are being used so you don't have to go out alone.

Ugh none of my friends responded if they wanted to come out with me tonight. If I don't get a reply in an hour then I'm calling my desperation friends.

by melbourne's finest June 27, 2009

Flirtatious Desperation

The act of turning a completely non-romantic situation into a romantic one because the person is desperate to feel as if someone actually loves them back.

"I think that cute cashier was flirting with me."
"Katie, I don't think someone saying have a nice day is considered flirting."
"No, he's definitely flirting with me. He gave me a bag."
"A bag to put your food in. You have severe Flirtatious Desperation."

by A random nobody :) February 24, 2022

Desperation Station

A gas station that is on a highway, where there is no other gas station in the area; the prices are much higher than a common gas station, so you would have to be desperate and low on gas to even consider getting gas from there.

A)Wow, did you see that gas station? The gas was $7.00/gal.

B)Yea, it was just a desperation station, because the next gas station is 30 miles away.

by Domonic July 4, 2008