Someone who actively acts to steal the sympathy that is meant for someone else, generally by witnessing someone behave sympathetically to another and intersecting their own ( often exaggerated ) story of hardship so the sympathizer and the original beneficiary have to give the poacher all the attention and condolence. A behavior closely related to the chronic"one-upper" personality
I was telling the boss about my kid having a cold and that pity-poacher bill started lying about being born with dypheria and gout, so much for getting to clock out early, bill already got to.
by Joshamaphone March 28, 2021
The 1 or 2 pieces of bacon You leave behind as a courtesy for the lazy people that slept through breakfast.
I woke up to the smell of breakfast only to find out that you didn’t even leave me a piece of pity bacon to go with the stale pancakes and cold eggs.
by Moonmullins2 January 16, 2022
A pity ploy (n.) is a term used when someone fishes for affection, compliments, or a free pass to excuse how they act by self degrading themselves to make you feel bad for them. Pity= is what the person wants from you and ploy= is the fact that they came up with a motive and plan to get pity from others. Ergo, the term pity ploy is formed. Don't be this person it's narcissistic.
Friend 1: *sends receipts of an altercation*
Friend 1: "Do you see how this bitch literally pulls an 'oh woe is me' card every time I have a valid point"
Friend 2: "omfg they do that to me too- yeah it's clear that they just wanted to come up with a pity ploy to win the argument"
Friend 1: "I know dude it's annoying as shit"
Friend 1: "Do you see how this bitch literally pulls an 'oh woe is me' card every time I have a valid point"
Friend 2: "omfg they do that to me too- yeah it's clear that they just wanted to come up with a pity ploy to win the argument"
Friend 1: "I know dude it's annoying as shit"
by Iwillchokeyou September 14, 2022
by skuffed_up March 01, 2023
by ArmanZ7 October 31, 2018
An act of creating a post on social media to gain pity, may also be to gain likes or upvotes as well.
Greg created a pity post on reddit about not knowing how to gain karma. People feel bad for Greg not knowing how and gave him upvotes through pity.
by Clockworkn January 20, 2021
A half-hearted attempt at sexting someone back a picture of your somewhat erect penis. Can result from a lack of arousal, lack of enthusiasm for the recipient, or lack of girth and/or length in your own dick.
Person 1: *sends dick pic*
Person 2: *not really horny, sends semi erect dick pic*
Person 1: "Send me one that's hard."
Person2: "You're an asshole, that was a pity semi and that's all you're worth."
Person 2: *not really horny, sends semi erect dick pic*
Person 1: "Send me one that's hard."
Person2: "You're an asshole, that was a pity semi and that's all you're worth."
by enjoysacklunch October 31, 2014