when the economy picks up 

Common beginning or ending to a sentence. It can serve to:

1. provide an excuse for why one has not yet done something.
2. suggest a vague intention of doing something later (similar to how Spanish speakers use the word "mañana.")
3. add minimal credibility to an idea that is a pipe dream.

1. There's no point in looking for a job until the economy picks up.
2. I'll start my business when the economy picks up.
3. Unemployment levels will go back down to the levels they were in the late 1990s when the economy picks up.

when the economy picks up by wouldaben January 7, 2011

Wook Economy 

A market place and individual vendors that follow around large music festivals or jam band tours. These individuals sell items, such as t-shirts, food, beer, and souvenirs to concert goers to support themselves while they travel around to various shows. It is not uncommon to sell illegal items, such as Ketamine or Molly, at these shows. Generally these individuals can be defined as wooks due to their unkempt appearances.

I was a a GIANT EDM music festival and instead of buying a Tame Impala T-Shirt at a licensed vendor, I bought one from some wook in the parking lot. I supported the wook economy!!

Wook Economy by Senor Dank Nugs September 15, 2021

not in this economy 

You can now effectively contribute to any conversation simply by adding "not in this economy" at the end.

"Lets fuck"

"Not in this economy"

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"Its gunna be a class act tonight girls"
"Not in this economy"

not in this economy by bublygreenWonderbread June 6, 2009

gig economy 

An economy in which incidental or short-term employment is widespread.

The US economy is becoming a gig economy as more and more people are taking jobs with companies like Uber. It has been estimated that by 2020, forty percent of the workers in the US will be working gig jobs.

gig economy by professor too January 30, 2017

Thanks To The Economy 

Common beginning or ending to a sentence. It can serve to:

1. provide an excuse for going on a spending splurge and buying things at their lowest prices ever.
2. suggest a sarcastic tone of frustration with work (cut in hours, cut in pay, cut in benefits, downsizing, laid off).
3. add to the delusional lie that the economy is getting better because of being fixated on greed and material possessions.
4. express serious concern for not having enough to live on.

For those still in denial that THE ECONOMY HAS ALREADY CRASHED AND IS JUST BEING PUMPED FULL OF MONEY TO KEEP IT AFLOAT, see: when the economy picks up

1. Look at all the stuff I bought at dirt cheap prices, thanks to the economy.
2. Thanks to the economy, my full-time job is giving me part-time hours, we lost ten employees, and no more company picnics.
3. Thanks to the economy, we have money and nice things we can buy.
4. Our grocery limit each week is only twenty dollars, thanks to the economy.

Thanks To The Economy by Selective January 21, 2011

bush economy 

An economic situation where most normal people living in the US can not afford general or typical goods and services any longer. Named for President George Bush's economic policies favoring the Reagan style of 'trickle down' economics where the wealthy are entrusted to send wealth to the lower classes. IT never works out that way.

I lost my job in customer service to an Indian. Its ok, I can't afford gas in the bush economy anyway to get to work.

bush economy by erock82 May 21, 2008

the economy 

the reason why you lost your job, your 401k was wiped out, you don't have health care, your wife left you, and your dog died. there should be a country song about it.

why am i eating ramen noodles for dinner every day? the economy, man. the economy.

the economy by bumbleclot January 30, 2009