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A psychological condition in which people are pressured to shop at Costco Wholesale in order to get good use of their membership. Symptoms may include buying tons of things you don't need because the prices are so good, weight gain, and diabetes because of all the snacks they have and their giant obese food court offerings.
"wheres bob"
"he's at costco"
"why is he always at costco? he has a dr appointment today about his recent weight gain ever since he became a costco member"
"oh he already went to a doctor and they diagnosed him with Chronic Costco Syndrome"
by iKingRPG February 24, 2023
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If something has a substantially higher cost than the materials that went into it, it has a high idiot index, according to Elon Musk. High idiot index items are usually overly complicated to manufacture. This is a term he used internally at his companies, according to his biography written by Walter Isaacson.
"This rocket valve costs $50,000 despite it being made of $200 of steel and similar car parts costing $500. It has a very high idiot index."
by iKingRPG September 26, 2023
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