self-serving

Working to benefit one's self at a time when one should be working to benefit others.

See job security, legislator, lawyer, and conflict of interest.

by Downstrike May 21, 2004

self-serving

to accommodate oneself to point where they're violating another's space & things

Somebody who is self-serving has no regard for other people.

by Gerard Irick September 20, 2011

self-serving

n. The act of masturbation.

Tom: So what happened to you last night?

Bill: Well, I couldn't get any action last night so i had to end up self-serving myself.

by CerberusC24 August 27, 2007

self-serving friend

An individual who is only your friend to use you for their own personal gain and is magically not around when you actually need a friend. Also known as selfish and a bitch.

Wow, you know Jessica, we should have seen right through Rebecca, she is such a self-serving friend; she only wanted to be friends with us so she could pass bio lab.

by Good Friends United January 15, 2009

Self serving egotistical fuckward

Human who is really really selfish

-So Garbencius prase siust darbus?
-Ne bet as nusiunciau nes kzn vistiek neturim gi pazymiu ir cia tik 6sav liko mokytis
-oho Zilvi you are self serving egotistical fuckward

by Gabrys May 13, 2020

Self-Serving Fallacy

A logical fallacy that you don't just accidentally commit, but actively cultivate and deploy because its flawed conclusion directly benefits you, validates your identity, or protects your ego. It's reasoning as a personal bodyguard, hired to defend your pre-existing beliefs or interests, no matter how intellectually dishonest its methods. You'll cling to a post hoc ergo propter hoc if it makes your lucky socks seem genius, or embrace a no true Scotsman to dismiss critics of your in-group.

Example: "His go-to self-serving fallacy was false equivalence. 'Sure, I exaggerated my resume, but everyone massages the truth! It's just like a politician using spin!' He'd built a flawed moral equation where his deception was just a harmless industry standard, neatly letting himself off the hook."

by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Self-Serving Science

The deliberate interpretation, selection, or even manipulation of scientific information to support a pre-determined personal, political, or financial goal. This ranges from cherry-picking studies that favor your product to funding research designed to produce friendly results. It's not just bias; it's the active enlistment of the scientific veneer as a mercenary in your personal campaign, dressing up self-interest in a lab coat.

*Example: "The CEO's presentation was a masterpiece of self-serving science. He highlighted the one internal study showing a potential benefit of their supplement, presented it with glossy graphs, and buried the ten independent studies showing no effect in an appendix written in 8-point font. The science wasn't a search for truth; it was a PR asset."*

by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026