pity party

English

Noun

pity party (plural pity parties)

(informal, derogatory) An instance of feeling sorry for oneself or seeking pity from other people.
- 1995, Judy Baer, Sarah's Dilemma, Bethany House Publishers, →ISBN, page 22:
  […] I was having a pity party today and needed to whine a little, that's all. I'm over it now. All I needed was someone to listen.

Quotations

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Translations

instance

Finnish: itsesäälissä rypeminen
Swedish: offerkofta (sv) c

Further reading

“pity party”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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