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Reverse Karma 

When you choose to be a dick in a situation and it either turns out in your favor or doesn't cause a negative outcome like usual karma to the point you regret your asshole behavior.
(Fluffy Female approaches wearing a large white jacket)
Douche whispers to friend: "Yo look at this fat fucking cream puff."
Fluffy Female: "You guys did so well in the talent show the other night, you have amazing talent."
...
Douche to friend: "Damn I feel like a douche now, bro.."
Friend: "That's called Reverse Karma. It makes YOU the bitch."
Reverse Karma by Alkemy November 10, 2016

reverse-karma

Normally, bad karma is when something comes back to haunt someone.

Reverse karma is when something comes back to haunt, but it haunts someone else, not the original person that deserved the karma.
JOHN (angrily): Where is the remote Jane!?
JANE: Why do you always assume I have it?
JOHN: Oh, I'm sitting on it
JANE: That's an example of reverse-karma because your actions came back to haunt me instead of just you because you wasted my time and hurt my feelings!
reverse-karma by HomelessPaddler January 22, 2021
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