crab mentality 

Crabs in a bucket can easily escape from the bucket one at a time, but instead of doing that they pull each other down whenever one rises to the top - thus insuring their collective demise.

This is analogous to the behavior of a person who diminishes or pulls down anyone else who achieves or is about to achieve success greater than their own.

Crab mentality: We all like to see our friends get ahead, but not too far ahead.

If I can't have it, no one can have it.

crab mentality by mythical89 June 5, 2009

crab mentality 

spoilsport killjoy

His brother has a crab mentality.

crab mentality by Sternenstaub May 2, 2016

Crab mentality 

You love being social and all together however if you put a bucket out there with a bunch of us or crabs you see one crab try to climb out and escape that bucket. The next Crab sees this and maneuvers to climb over all others and grab that other “Mitch” Crab and pull his Crab ass back down. Essentially at its core, the meaning of someone not supportive of someone you know who is going above and beyond to push forward, or surpassing their status .

The Crab Mentality in this area is too much. It’s Toxic, Abrasive without care or consideration for the better of us as a whole community.

Crab mentality by Crab Mentality April 6, 2024