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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
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Pity Jerk

When a girl does something for a guy (or visa versa) because she feels bad for him.
Example 1

Jessica: I saw you with Mark last night, why were you with that loser??

Rebecca: I was giving him a pity jerk

Example 2

Jon: Why did you like Samantha's new pic, you know she's a huge loser right?

Matt: It was a pity jerk man.
by In your mom's DMs August 30, 2019
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Shift-pity

The expression of fake sorrow for another person having a horrible work schedule
“I’m working graveyard on weekends now.” “Oh, that’s rough. I don’t know how you do it.” “I don’t need your shift-pity.”
by PdmHillsboro April 17, 2020
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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
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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
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Pity drink

After a guy buys a hot girl a drink, he then buys her ugly friend a drink too out of pity.
"Hey bro, what are you doing? You already bought that hot chick over there a drink!"

"I know man, but I feel bad for her friend so I got her a pity drink, you know, out of pity."
by breathing apparatus August 28, 2013
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pity kill

In any game, where you kill an opponent even though it was a bad kill
A - Look at how many kills I have
B - Nice pity kills you have there
by ArmanZ7 October 31, 2018
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