An arbitrary score that is given to a person who tries to make people feel sorry for them all the time.

When you're so close to passing a class, like one or two points away, and your teacher passes you anyway out of the goodness of his or her heart.

A date where you don't really like the person who you're with, but you didn't want to turn them down. You said yes out of pity.

Marks that a teacher gives you when he or she doesn't have the heart to give you the zero you actually deserve.

Anytime a person chooses to have sexual intercourse with another person for the sole purpose of getting that person through an awkward or sad moment. Typically there is no actual interest romantically in that person, but the idea of engaging in intercourse is not horrifying and almost a bit sporty. The giver goes through the motions of actual romance without any actual feelings.

A friend that only hangs with you if you are sad or depressed they pity you. They don't actually care about you.

Commonly used at school dances.
To dance with someone you don't really like, but you do it because you don't want to hurt their feelings.