Simmaniac's definitions

Office Depot

Office Depot is a boring store that sells boring products for boring workplaces. Once in awhile, you might find some sales reps with "interesting" personalities.

I dare you to go into Office Depot dressed as a Jedi Knight.

by Simmaniac January 20, 2021

Big Pharma

Large pharmaceutical companies who pour more money into advertising, marketing, and political lobbying than they do into research, development, production, and distribution of medication. They also extort patients who need medicine for life-saving purposes into paying huge sums of money at an outrageous markup.

Big Pharma increased the price of Epipens to over a thousand dollars, but they cost only two bucks to make.

by Simmaniac January 12, 2021

Trumpet

A musical brass instrument,

or a puppet supporter of Trump who follows their cult leader blindly.

Blow the trumpet, the four horsemen are coming.
The Trumpet echoed every word spoken by Donald Trump, provided him free campaign advertising, and retweeted all his tweets.

by Simmaniac January 12, 2021

deductible

An insurance term that means the amount of money that you have to pay before the insurance company pays anything.

If your deductible is 500 but the damage to your vehicle is 75, you pay all 75 dollars, because the 75 is less than your deductible.

by Simmaniac November 9, 2018

Youth

Youth refers to the age or condition of being young. It can also mean a teenager, and teens often tend to get into mischief or trouble easily.

Oh to have the energy of a toddler, the optimism of youth, the strength of a young adult, and the wisdom of the elderly at the same time.

The Youth Leader taught his teens about teamwork , appropriate attitude, and kindness to others.

by Simmaniac January 12, 2021

Mrs Crumplebottom

Named for a character from the Sims video game, Mrs Crumplebottom is a prude and a killjoy who has no social life, and dislikes seeing public displays of affection.

In the Sims game, Mrs Crumplebottom regularly purse-whips and/or lectures other sims who kiss or make out in public.

Don't be a Mrs Crumplebottom.

by Simmaniac February 11, 2010

Medical billing

The process of billing insurance, worker's compensation, or patients for medical services rendered. Involves a lot of red tape required by HIPAA laws and insurance company policies and an unconscionable number of forms.

My boss thinks that medical billing is the same as accounting.

by Simmaniac September 22, 2019