tragedy of the commons

Literally, this means what happens when something shared by all gets abused.

I.E. everyone lets their dogs poo all over Central Park becuase they can all use it and none of em own it or have to take care of it.

by Home-mang August 26, 2003

tragedy of the commons

A situation where the overuse or abuse by some of a resource that lies in the public domain leads to the loss of use of the resource for everyone.

When Fred let his sheep graze on the public square, he caused a real tragedy of the commons . . . now where are the college students supposed to go to play frisbee?

by Julia August 27, 2003

Tragedy hound

A person who is like a hound dog that traces every single tragic story available. They search for popularity through despicable and gruesome means.

"This guy CraftNation is a tragedy hound"

-Archfiend

by K-Shizzle May 20, 2012

tragedy of the commons

when a girl who is known slyly as the "village bicycle" becomes irreplaceably damaged due to the unregulated overuse by all the village boys without consideration to marginal cost, therefore becoming a tragedy.

Hence Billy realised the dark nature of the tragedy of the commons though tainted with roseate spectacles.

by wainani punani September 17, 2003

tragedy vulture

Someone who uses a tragic event to gain political power or to use a tragic event to make a political statement.

Examples of a "tragedy vulture" are sheriff Clarence Dupnik, Rep. Cynthia Mccarthy

by doctorparadox January 11, 2011

tragedy massage

a massage without happy ending - sometimes you just want that but not much options at 5 am in the morning...

Tired and sore after getting out of work around 5am.
See a bright sign flashing "MASSAGE".
I pull up and inquire within....
Madame: Hello, you want massage?
Me: Yes.
Madame: $100 okay?
Me: Uhhh... How much for just a massage? Like, only a massage? I don't need anything else.
Madame: Only massage?
Me: Yes. I want a tragedy massage.
Madame: A what?
Me: A massage without a happy ending.
Madame: No happy ending.
Me: Correct. Can I have just a massage? Nothing else. No happy ending.
Madame: ....... No.

(credit: CH)

by pseuDonym_name_001 May 19, 2015

tragedy pod

n. An group of engineers gathered around a single computer screen during a period of extreme operational failure

A tragedy pod of forlorn coworkers formed around the lead engineer's desk while she tried to find the customers' deleted data.

by thesystemisdown February 28, 2017