The term used to describe the calculated legal maneuver of preemptively sending a misbehavingcelebrity to rehab in an effort to avoid jail time.
“The famed celebrity defense attorney, representing the latest lifestyle victim of not-so-young-anymore Hollywood, has proactively checked his client into a nearby rehab facility hoping to sway the judge’s upcoming ruling away from time in jail—a tactic known in legal circles as a “pleahab” deal.”
Any generic multitool used by vegans, cheapskates, and others who disapprove of the name, price, or authenticity of Leatherman(tm) brand multitools.
Greg: I can't believe your new leatherman broke that easily!
Jody: Actually it's a pleatherman my dad picked up in chinatown last weekend.
Greg: That sucks. Maybe if you weren't a vegan he would have bought a genuine leatherman instead of that cheap knock-off pleatherman.
Jody: Doubtful. My dad's a perennial cheapskate.