When someone does something to you and you, out of spite do the same thing back to get back at them.
by Defpip1234 June 29, 2018
When someone does or says something excessively and unnecessarily rude, mean, inconsiderate or harmful, to spite someone who did something minor to them in comparison
I can't believe Stacy kidnapped my dog for three months just because I didn't give her one of my chicken nuggets. That was so petty.
by tsunamipunani November 02, 2020
When a person belittles another person, typically by throwing shade, or rubbing something in one’s face. That person is then being petty.
-Oh ok this is a really nice house. All five of your kids have their own room... okay, okay, okay. And how much is rent? Only $150 a month? Oh yeah you’re the definition of independent.
-Bruh why is you being petty?
-Bruh why is you being petty?
by Bigg_Redd July 29, 2018
Basically someone who uses it to justify what they’ve done without the consequences of the other person usually victim. When the victim does something similar back the person who done you wrong doesn’t like their own medicine so they call the victim petty. That’s what it really means. Petty is not necessarily always bad.
If Person #1 asked person #2 to borrow their pen just to sign in and person #2 asks person #1 where is your pen. Then person number #1 says they left it in the car. Person #2 says you might want to get it it’s apart of your uniform. Next time person #2 ask person #1 for something, person #1 does person #2 the same way. Person #2 will call person #1 petty totally disregarding the fact that they act funny with their pen.
by Gridlock February 01, 2020
by ElleJayy July 25, 2018