the lesser of two evils

when one is presented with 2 bad choices. the person chooses the one that has less of a consequence.

my mom wanted to buy a pack of cigarettes but i didnt want her too. it was either
1.) i let her drive drunk to get them herself
2.) i get her the pack of cigarettes
i chose to get her a pack of cigarettes because it was the lesser of two evils

by Rocky.L August 19, 2008

the lesser of two evils

still evil.

Pick the lesser of two evils all you want, it's still evil.

by vanillabearajh October 21, 2009

the lesser of two evils

The Democrats or Republicans, whichever party you vote for (unless you do the "cool thing" and vote for some third party sack of shit).

Don't throw you're vote away on some third party douche, at least vote for the lesser of two evils.

by Disgruntled Marmot May 26, 2004

The evil of the lesser two

A situation where you’re forced to choose between two bad options, neither of which you want, but one is slightly less awful than the other.

Neither option was good, so I just chose the evil of the lesser two.”

It came down to the evil of the lesser two, and I still wasn’t happy about it.

I didn’t want either outcome, but sometimes you just pick the evil of the lesser two and move on.

by Lugzey26 January 6, 2026