sympathy-based design

Choosing a coworker's design decision because you feel bad form them or because their design choices have not been used in a long time.

Brian used a sympathy-based design approach when he implemented a feature using Eric's proposal because Eric has been getting beaten up about things lately in the office.

by ericmw January 15, 2012

Sympathy for the Deviled Egg Burger

A burger that comes with a deviled egg

"Hey Bob, what's the burger of the day?" "It's the Sympathy for the Deviled Egg Burger, you should try it!"

by America Lover 🇺🇸 November 16, 2018

have a little sympathy for the jackass down south

Pick-up line for the desperate.

"Hey, can I buy you a drink?"
"No"
"Have a little sympathy for the jackass down south!"
"...I'm getting a restraining order."

by NotARapist April 24, 2005

Sympathy rub

The sympathy rub is a rub that is given to someone on the shoulder, arm, back ect. It is a way of showing remorse and pitty it can be used foe apolagising too

A sympathy rub is what u give someone that needs to be shown remorse or pitty. It expresses such feelings to someone without having too much contact (like a hug)

Me: "I dyed my hair and in artificial light it looks ginger"

Jake: *gives sympathy rub

by IAmHereInFear May 28, 2018

Grief/tragedy/sympathy machine

The machine that keeps the coronavirus hype going.

The girl was part of the grief/tragedy/sympathy machine.

by Solid Mantis December 10, 2020

Sympathy Blanket

A guy or girl used by a love interest for the sole purpose of listening to problems and offer sympathy. Often manipulated, a sympathy blanket gets little reciprocation from the relationship.

“James you need to leave her, you’re turning into a sympathy blanket.”

by Decoy Kamikaze April 24, 2022

sympathy get

when a girl only gets with a boy because they feel sorry for the boy. this is highly embarrassing if the girl has a conversation with the boy. explaining why it was a sympathy get.

olly, you were a sympathy get

by mr 9 o'clock February 7, 2022