A term President Obama assigned to high priced, fancy health insurance usually only affordable for the rich.
Here, it means really, really, REALLY big plans.
Here, it means really, really, REALLY big plans.
question: "What are you doing this weekend?"
Answer: "Dude!!!! I got super-gold-plated-cadillac-plans!! I'm off to Hawaii for some tasty waves and a cool buzz."
Answer: "Dude!!!! I got super-gold-plated-cadillac-plans!! I'm off to Hawaii for some tasty waves and a cool buzz."
by kevnbro July 31, 2009
A practice in European Union, when its Member State adds new (and often more demanding) requirements to those that are expected in common legislation - mainly directives. Sometimes caused by overzealous bureaucrats, sometimes it is just their pure idiocy.
Bureaucrat 1: Recipients of this EU schemes are asked to submit invoices upon the end of the project.
Bureaucrat 2: Let's also ask them to write a 100-page long end-of-mission report, 10 testimonies of beneficiaries and copies of Annual reports 10 years back.
Bureaucrat 1: But that is gold-plating!
Bureaucrat 2: Sure, but we do not really want European money.
Bureaucrat 2: Let's also ask them to write a 100-page long end-of-mission report, 10 testimonies of beneficiaries and copies of Annual reports 10 years back.
Bureaucrat 1: But that is gold-plating!
Bureaucrat 2: Sure, but we do not really want European money.
by Blavak Mike February 6, 2019
Me: Is it possible to lead plate gold?
Roommate: Yes... but why the fuck would you want to do that?
Me: Because... *facepalm*
Roommate: Yet another brilliant lead-plated-gold moment, brought to you by lack of sleep!
Roommate: Yes... but why the fuck would you want to do that?
Me: Because... *facepalm*
Roommate: Yet another brilliant lead-plated-gold moment, brought to you by lack of sleep!
by Dr. WubWub March 6, 2015