Pity Ploy

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"

by Iwillchokeyou September 14, 2022

Pity Post

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 19, 2021

Pity pall

A pity pall is a friend you have where your friendship is solely based on the fact that you both have depression.

Yes, I made this up myself

I really like to hang out with Bob, but I feel like he's just a pity pall.

by Super Nigger Faggot October 3, 2018

Pity-Like

When you like someone's instagram photo for the sole reason of the guilty feeling you have because the photo has like zero likes.

Tina's picture only had two likes after an hour so I gave her a pity-like.

by Mileydelrey March 29, 2015

pity farming

an exaggerated display of emotions with the intent to garner sympathy for oneself

In “To Kill a Mockingbird” Mayella Ewell engaged in pity farming on the witness stand.

by skuffed_up March 1, 2023

Pity Sponsorship

I derivative of pity sex. When a action sports company sponsors and individual in exchange for promoting their goods not on the basis of being top talent but granting them status because they make up for lack of talent in other areas such as stoke, balls or age.

I can't believe that fat middle aged long boarder got sponsored by Breaking Boards just because he has more courage to ride huge scary monster hills; Or perhaps it's because he is older than my parents; Or they just feel sorry for him. Anyway, I am the best skater, he sucks, and I am going to hate on him because of it... pft! What a pity sponsorship!

by Bergen County Bombers January 25, 2012

pity blunt

When a person passes you a blunt out of pity

Man she kept being dramatic so I passed her the pity blunt.

by Pacman723 December 14, 2018