pity party

English

Noun

pity party (plural pity parties)

1. (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

• For more quotations using this term, see Citations:pity party.

Related terms

• pity pot
• pity potty

Translations

instance

• Finnish: itsesäälissä rypeminen
• Swedish: offerkofta (sv) c

Further reading

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