qalachaki's definitions

skip scan

Skip-scanning is when a customer deliberately decides not to scan an item but still puts it in their checkout bag.

A WALMART shopper has revealed that she was wrongly accused of tricking a self-checkout kiosk with “skip scanning.”

by qalachaki December 27, 2023

below mendoza

An amount (usually of money) less than $200. Named for Mario Mendoza, a shortstop whose batting average hovered around .200, and now used as shorthand for a player whose godawful hitting means he shouldn't be in the majors.

"How the fuck am I gonna make rent this month? It's only the 15th and my checking account is already below Mendoza."

by qalachaki January 31, 2019