Petty

Sawyer, blows something out of proportion and causes unwanted drama and has the vocabulary of a pea.

Sawyer is so petty.

by GossipGurlXOXOxD January 19, 2017

petty

Someone that is so insignificant as to be almost unworthy of notice, even despicable. Marked by narrowness of mind, ideas, or views. Deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason.

Florence is so petty she took home all the toilet paper, even the one already on the dispenser, because she was mad that she had no friends, no life, and no clue.

by Regina G. July 18, 2007

petting both sides of the cat

a figure of speech to illustrate when a person takes one viewpoint with one audience, but will take the opposite viewpoint with another in efforts to be liked or create harmony.

-That politician is petting both sides of the cat.

-When your Mom shares Pro-Trump Facebook posts, but at dinner claims to believe he's a racist you would be correct to say: "Mom, you are petting both sides of the cat."

by Jeff Pants October 4, 2016

tiger petter

Someone stupid enough to try to pet the tigers at the zoo.

Coined by The Daily Show's John Oliver in the latter days of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, to define a certain percentage of the electorate too stupid to have decided on a candidate yet.

That jackass who jumped into the polar bear pool in the Berlin Zoo was lucky to get out alive! That tiger petter should have been ripped to shreds.

by urbpan April 11, 2009

petty thief

Describes a thief who done a criminal act in which property belonging to another is taken without that the owner's consent.

A petty thief

by Eliano October 28, 2013

petteded

what you are after a pett has sex with you.

I got petteded last night

by anonymous May 13, 2005

Heavy Petting

The act of passionately groping a lover or potential lover. Usually (keep your fingers crossed) a precursor to sex.

Did you nail her last night? Nope, just some cucumber play and heavy petting.

by Dimitri Mantooth December 20, 2008