common sense

to have good sound judgment
Its only common sense to not spend your last dollar on something you don't need.
by Gerard Irick December 14, 2009
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common sense

something most people don't have.
more of the world doesn't have common sense,
than people in the world that do have it.
it's something that should explain itself.
obviously.
common sense only tells you that you should know what common sense is.
by brittany hillman. April 10, 2008
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common sense

bunch of bullshit, used to support all sorts of bullshit, bigotry and hate (anti-gay, anti-black rights, women's rights over history). It deals with social skills (know when to talk, when to shut up, how to have fun (but not act like a fool), how to walk, how to talk, etc. Just bullshit.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
-Albert Einstein
by Lee McKinnis April 09, 2006
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common sense

Refers to the ability to "critically reason," however, this system is flawed just like any logic-based system is.
Common sense, crtical reasoning, and logic are only as good as the premises for which you base them.
by Lon May 18, 2005
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common sense

Sense isn't common here on earth
by me March 27, 2004
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common sense

a rapper. now known as common.
common's last album was "electric circus."
by MmMmM May 24, 2004
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common sense

pamphlet written by Thomas Paine when the Constitution was originally written
by bryan November 13, 2004
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