by ohmyjesusitsnotfunny June 12, 2022
Refers to any case where Big Brother hypocritically "talks out of both sides of his mouth" in the management/oversight of certain economic policies; i.e., the Government loudly claims to approve/disapprove of a certain practice/behavior, yet they tax you or charge you extra if you actually "do the right thing" in that instance.
A classic example of "propriety-penalty" is the marriage-tax, whereby two people who marry are collectively charged more than twice the amount of income-tax that just one of them would have to pay "on his own", and government-provided financial assistance (i.e., Social Security, SSI Disability, etc.) that two benefits-eligible people receive is significantly reduced if they get married instead of merely practicing the socially-frowned-upon "co-habitating without a wedding band" living-arrangement... in both cases, you get "financially penalized" for "doing the right thing"! It's little wonder that so few couples --- especially the younger ones who might be required to pay income tax if their earnings are high enough --- want to "tie the knot" nowadays; these destructive monetary policies actually **encourage** love-birds to "misbehave" in this way.
by QuacksO August 1, 2018
n. Any badly-flawed, pointlessly disappointing method of deciding a winner or providing an outcome to a conflict.
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by gnostic3 November 21, 2022
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by tominsf May 20, 2011
a penalty flick is a set play in field hockey. from the penalty spot the player that is to flick the ball can not hit it. If the shot is saved by the goalkeeper, goes wide, hits the post, or even hits the post and go in the flick does not count and it goes stright to a 16 yard hit out.
by alec howard February 10, 2008