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sunk cost

Anything that you've spent and won't come back (money, time, energy)

Don't make a sunk cost controls your decisions, if it makes you on the huge loss, then abandon it

Your mental health is important

by Sir. B June 30, 2021

sunk cost phallus

When you go through the work of setting up a hook up with a dude and he turns out to be much less than advertised in person, but you decide to go for it anyway.

I distinctly stated "no fatties" on my profile but better the bear in here then the bear out there, guess I'm committing a sunk cost phallus.

by shortbushero August 07, 2014

Sunk Cost Phallusy

To follow through on an endeavour like a giant, flaccid, wart-riddled penis despite the already-invested time and cost outweighing the benefits.

Hey Ken, shouldn’t you stop shorting GME by now? You’re clearly a victim of sunk cost phallusy

by ApeGoNuts4GME October 07, 2021

Sunk-cost fallacy

Literally Will Smith.... Like... This isn't Merriam Webster.

Sunk-cost fallacy just wants to keep his family together... That being said, there is quite a bit of transference going on there.... The world is deteriorating.... Madness consumes the best of us....

by Hym Iam April 06, 2022

sunk cost fallacy fallacy

The fallacy that anyone who has incurred a sunk cost and refuses to stop an activity. IE, applying the sunk cost fallacy when it should not be used.

Joe: Man, Jill has already blown like 1000 bucks on video games. She shouldn't buy any more.

John: Ya, but the next game is only a dollar and it is worth 5 bucks to her. Sunk cost fallacy fallacy, man.

by atomicplatypus November 09, 2011