common knowledge

Information every human being should know. Coffee just after being on a burner is hot. Mississippi River flows south.

Everyone knows about the birds and the bees, its common knowledge

by Rego June 29, 2003

Commodity Fetishism

A concept coined by Karl Marx referring to society's extreme obsession with material objects.

Commodity Fetishism is everywhere in Western Society today. Just look around around you. All the commotion surrounding Apple releasing yet another iphone with minor improvements. Cars are another example. Inanimate products which are so well known by their particular brand and certain model type to everyone, with most having definitions on urban dictionary even going so far as to define the certain type of person who drives such a model. When in reality the only importance of a car for most people is a sustainable mode of transport that can get you from one place to another. As a guitarist myself I find the guitar world is also guilty of this, many placing excessive importance over brand names (Gibson, Fender etc.), models (Telecaster, Strat, SG, Les Paul etc.) and hell even types of this model (1959 telecaster, Roadworn Strat, <insert famous guitarist here> signature model Les Paul Custom, Standard, Studio, express, 100, 100 elitist etc. etc.). Commodity Fetishism is the explanation why people get worked up for hours comparing the minor variations and specifications of the same 6 stringed instrument that they can barely play.

This behavior is heavily mocked in the character Patrick Bateman from the movie (and book) "American Psycho".

1. "That's bone. And the lettering is something called Silian Rail...
Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God, it even has a watermark..."

- Patrick Bateman's words when comparing his business card with his co-worker's identical looking ones in "American Psycho".

2. "Thanks to commodity fetishism, I got bullied when I was 8 because my parents drove a Ford Fiesta while their parents drove Volvo*. And kids don't even drive...."

*defined on Urban dictionary as "The only car a true pimp would be seen in"

by stingingpaininthebrain June 23, 2014

common

a shakespearian term for a slut whore or lose woman

my day was common mother, and so are you

by LMxDurgex December 18, 2008

Common Folk

1. Describes an ignorant, uneducated, foolish individual regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, often poor or middle class, not the type of people who go to Ivy League School, or drives a Rolls Royce

Guy 1 "That a nice looking iPod you got there."
Guy 2 "Gee thats nice coming from Common Folk like you."

by Mr Plow 726 February 18, 2010

commoner

Commoners make up the large majority of the population in the UK. They are associated with being average. They are brought up among every other social group. Educated in council schools, majority of them live in council estates. Females tend to be well behaved and cheery most of the times. They will make freinds with anyone in other social groups but that does not mean they will "hang around" with them. ie, a commoner will be friends with a goth or a metalhead and talk to them for a change, but townies have a reputation and will not want to be seen with them. Female commoners will hang around with chavs and neds because they think they're so "awesome" or "funny" even though chavs and neds are abusive, racist and violent towards others. Commoners listen to mainstream dance, pop and RnB as well as modern day hip hip, eminem, dr dre, britney spears, boy bands, dj cammy etc. Females like to wear whatever is in fashion and have a distinctive uniform (jane norman, lacoste etc) and often look like clones. They are concerned with their general appearance but have a poor diet of mc donalds and take away food. they wear fake tan and bleach blonde their hair in order to seem "attractive" towards other neds and chavs. You will see them everywhere, in malls, streets etc. Females are also described as the bitch, they talk about others behind their backs and are self centered and vain. Most commoners have a general IQ of about 120, where as NEDs and CHAVs stand at less than 30 if they're lucky, commoners can be nice people. Most stereotypes will see them as NEDs and Chavs which enjoy drinking every friday and saturday night. Commoners spend Monday to Friday at school or on MSN messenger talking to their freinds, they have profile webpages such as profileheaven, and will go out on a friday and saturday night to get drunk with other fellow chavs and neds. They dont really have any interests and if you ask one "what are you into?" 95% will reply with "boyz boyz drinkin, clubbin and boyz". Sundays they will spend recovering from a hang over. Most importantly, Commoners have no knowledge of the world beyond them, they are oblivious to the news, politics and other global matters. All that matters to them is their so called lives and they feel happy and secure with them.

Anyone who is on MSN for the majority of the day and has X X X and other "pretty" symbols in their display name is a Commoner, they like to take pictures of themselves with webcams, and advertise their boyfreinds on websites and msn such as "XX 4 YY 4eva n eva", ironically they break up after 3 months and restart the process. Anyone who hangs around street corners with lambrini on a friday and saturday night is a commoner. bleach blonding hair, fake tan, latest fashion senses and annoying repetitive dance and hip hop music listeners. They dont understand anyone elses feelings, they cannnot comprehend suffering. Sadly they are everywhere.

by Lord Iridius May 30, 2006

commo

All-embracing Aussie slang for: communist, Marxist, Trotskyite, Maoist, militant unionist, anyone left wing; or of that ilk

"The commos on the wharves are on bloody strike again!"

by Remember the 50's July 28, 2008

common sense weekly

A fictitious publication one reffers to when pointing another's lack of common sense.

Oh man, im puttin that in common sense weekly.

by TurnStar April 20, 2003