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 crisis

A way for some folks to claim that if you donate enough money, morale will get better.

The people claiming to be morale boosters were making a lot of money off the grief/tragedy/sympathy crisis, but would be quick to try and tear morale apart again if they needed more money for another grief/tragedy/sympathy crisis.

by Solid Mantis November 6, 2020

Sympathy therapy

Verbally expressing sympathy in an exaggerated way in order to make the sufferer laugh but also realize that whining doesn’t help.

I’m SO sorry you’re going through this! NO one understands the pain you’re in and the obstacles you face! You seriously have it worse right now than anyone else in the world! Is this sympathy therapy working yet?

by Kimhkimi July 31, 2019

Grief/tragedy/sympathy crisis

A way for some folks to claim that if you donate enough money, morale will get better.

The people claiming to be morale boosters were making a lot of money off the grief/tragedy/sympathy crisis, but would be quick to try and tear morale apart again if they needed more money for another grief/tragedy/sympathy crisis. The reality is nobody's morale needs a boost.

by Solid Mantis November 6, 2020