A fork of Rural Dictionary
Integrity is admitting to a wrong when you think you can still get away with it.
If you break a cheap glass and the owner did not see you do it, "integrity" will make you fess up.
A very socially desirable trait to have, especially on the internet or in a ghetto. However, the importance of integrity is often way too overemphasized in places such as an elementary school. It would be great if elementary school principles could stop over-preaching the importance of integrity because no kid really gives a shit until around high school. How about upholding some other equally desirable values such as conscientiousness or impartiality.
Literally every elementary/middle school principle during an assembly: I N T E G R I T Y Me: Integrity deez nuts!!! gOtEm
We need more humans with integrity. Just like Jeremy Corbyn
Doing the right thing even when nobody's looking.
Jimmy showed his integrity by not looking at the answers to the test when every other cheating bastard in his class was passing them out.