Banker jargon for credit or debit cards. Usually used in the plural form even when referring to a single card.
Also used as a derogatory term for small-balance credit card holders by those who work in customer care for banks.
Also used as a derogatory term for small-balance credit card holders by those who work in customer care for banks.
The more plastics we put in the hands of consumers the more revenue we generate.
The customer requested new plastics after having cut up their existing ones.
Hold on, I've got a plastic on the phone.
The customer requested new plastics after having cut up their existing ones.
Hold on, I've got a plastic on the phone.
by Spirit Bear June 25, 2007
iWant describes the urge that Apple customers have to be the first to see, touch, buy, own and use Apple products with partial or total disregard for the product's actual market value, total cost of ownership, usefulness in comparison to similar products on the market and/or other important factors that one would normally consider when making a purchasing decision. May be caused exclusively by or by a combination of peer pressure, charismatic leadership, in-vertising and/or viral marketing.
Consumers of with this predisposition are commonly subjected to the Hippy Tax.
Consumers of with this predisposition are commonly subjected to the Hippy Tax.
Jerry caved in to iWant and bought the iPhone instead of a more practical and functional Smartphone.
James paid a $200 iWant fee when he bought his iPhone on opening day.
It must have been the iWant that made Kerry pay an extra thousand dollars for an aluminum case and an Apple logo on top of a $400 Intel PC.
James paid a $200 iWant fee when he bought his iPhone on opening day.
It must have been the iWant that made Kerry pay an extra thousand dollars for an aluminum case and an Apple logo on top of a $400 Intel PC.
by Spirit Bear September 09, 2007
Can be used to identify the action of a BOFH deleting a user account; a company that outsources to a call center telling the call center to fire a particular employee; a MUCK wizard modifying someone's props or a GM (game master) causing unlikely events in a RPG.
by Spirit Bear October 28, 2004
1. An amount of money paid in addition to the usual amount with the assumption that some of the proceeds will benefit a popular charity or other cause.
2. Extra money paid for a product which may or not include additional features, products or services aimed at the hippy market.
3. Money paid by those who are predisposed to paying extra for products and services that help them to pretend the 60s never ended.
2. Extra money paid for a product which may or not include additional features, products or services aimed at the hippy market.
3. Money paid by those who are predisposed to paying extra for products and services that help them to pretend the 60s never ended.
Cheech paid the hippy tax for his organic milk and soy burger. He spent $25 for lunch, I spent $4.50 on my fast food.
The New beetle is nothing like the old VW Beetle; it's essentially a rounded Golf with a hippy tax added.
The Toyota Prius levies a heavy hippy tax on green consumers who have no concept of total cost of ownership.
The New beetle is nothing like the old VW Beetle; it's essentially a rounded Golf with a hippy tax added.
The Toyota Prius levies a heavy hippy tax on green consumers who have no concept of total cost of ownership.
by Spirit Bear September 09, 2007
Putting in some money toward the purchase of an item or items. Usually indicates a willingness to contribute.
by Spirit Bear October 28, 2004
To CC someone on a message so that they may keep up with the thread. Sometimes involves making up an excuse to reply on a thread just to get someone in the loop.
by Spirit Bear June 25, 2007
I finally finished my prod for Assembly '02.
by Spirit Bear January 29, 2004