A bitter state of jealousy that comes about when spending way more time than should be allowed in a cafe or coffee shop and the following two conditions are met: (1) all of the seats near outlets are taken and (2) your laptop battery is low.
Lauren was suffering from outlet envy while loitering at Borders one Saturday night, as her laptop battery was at 13% and she could not get a seat near an outlet.
by dj for pdubs February 28, 2010