Dutch common sense

Thinking you can handle any crisis, just because you're good at building dikes.

Translates to "Hollandse nuchterheid."

"Jan, don't worry, just use your Dutch common sense instead of a face-mask."

by Morty297 October 14, 2020

Use common sense

A way more polite way to say: "hey dumbass, read the fuck up." but of course those be some no-no words. So the former, more professional way is used.

Pete kindly, as much as possible, told Joel to use common sense, instead of unkindly saying: "holy fucking christ, read a book, you moron."

by MartianSupremacist August 7, 2024

Dutch common sense

A misplaced arrogance that you can handle any crisis, just because you're good at building dikes.

Translates to "Hollandse nuchterheid."

"Good thing we Dutch have the Dutch common sense, or else we'd have to learn from other countries' experiences!"

by Morty297 October 14, 2020

Common

Shorthand for "Common Law Wife" or "Common Law Husband"

My second common was a total bitch. She drove me into bankruptcy dragging me into family court over and over again before disappearing with my kid.

by u1fhednar January 17, 2021

Common sense

Something that is not a secret, because other people already know about it.

People knew the guy who finished the marathon was enduring the long distance, it wasnt a secret to everyone, their common sense could tell them that.

by Solid Mantis May 15, 2020

Common Derek L

Referring to a fail or a epic fail. Can be used to describe fails such as, getting arrested and charged with vandalism on May 21 2023, having L rizz, messing up relationships, being short, being a cracker, being a short skinny cracker, losing a game, getting insulted, losing an item or a friend, and failing a test.

“They just died in a car crash”
“That’s just a common Derek L”

by Sterek Dack May 24, 2023

Common-Peopled

Verb- to be common-peopled is to go out with or date someone who is richer than you or from a more wealthy background than you. It is a reference to the Pulp song 'Common People' where Jarvis Cocker starts seeing a wealthy girl who wants to 'live like common people' and 'sleep with common people like you'.

She totally common-peopled me, her parents bought her a flat in Notting Hill.

Mate, you're gonna get common-peopled, she comes from Greece and studies sculpture at St Martins.

by beffjuckley November 1, 2021