The irritating process in which someone gets offended by something FOR someone else before they get offended, even if they wouldn't actually get offended by it. Most commonly observed on social networking platform: Twitter.
Mei: *name is Mei*
Modern Twitter users: Ur name is Mei? :/ please stop appropriating japanese names. we know ur name is amanda or basic white name
Mei: I'm literally asian help
Me: Do not fret, they are suffering second-hand offense
Modern Twitter users: Ur name is Mei? :/ please stop appropriating japanese names. we know ur name is amanda or basic white name
Mei: I'm literally asian help
Me: Do not fret, they are suffering second-hand offense
by 10:20am September 16, 2021

by strawberry bonbon October 24, 2023

Second hand suicide is wanting to commit suicide but not doing it because your afraid of death mostly because the people they are going to leave behind.
Basically not doing it yourself but hoping it happens
Basically not doing it yourself but hoping it happens
by Keanu B September 24, 2022

Hey u you see john hanging around with Joe after he got done talking to the police ...
Yea that fool second hand snitching
Yea that fool second hand snitching
by Oneluv2nobody916 February 9, 2018

A person who hangs around the breakroom listening in on conversations. When they hear someone talking about a employee breaking a minor rule they'll report to the boss what they heard. The victim will never know who turned them in.
by OneWhoKnowsBetter July 26, 2021

When you hear a piece of music not as a full-song but as a snippet being used in other mediums, such as for a meme, advertisement, movie scene, TikTok, etc.
"I just realized I know this song, even though I never directly listened to it or knew its name."
"Yes. That's called second-hand listening."
"Yes. That's called second-hand listening."
by Mayhem.Projector February 24, 2021

Josh: "Go wash the dishes Mike."
Mike:"Go take out the trash Josh."
Carl: "Dam that's some Second-Hand Monkey-Hand."
Mike:"Go take out the trash Josh."
Carl: "Dam that's some Second-Hand Monkey-Hand."
by Capuchin for Hire April 23, 2022
