Gateway shopping is when you break down to buy "just one thing" after you told yourself you have to stop spending money. Much like breaking the seal when drinking, once you have purchased one item, you'll purchase five more items, spend money you don't have, probably will have buyer's remorse.
Me: I'm not going to spend any more money on leggings and purses. I have to buckle down and save money.
Also me: Ok I've got to go to the mall for just one thing - I need sandals and that's it. That's all I'm buying.
Also Me: Ok this purse looks really with the sandals, but I like that purse too - two purses won't be a big deal. It's just Coach...
My friend: It looks like those sandals sucked you into gateway shopping - you broke the seal!
Also me: Ok I've got to go to the mall for just one thing - I need sandals and that's it. That's all I'm buying.
Also Me: Ok this purse looks really with the sandals, but I like that purse too - two purses won't be a big deal. It's just Coach...
My friend: It looks like those sandals sucked you into gateway shopping - you broke the seal!
by Siouxsie Supertramp July 31, 2021
Get the gateway shoppingmug. An artist or band that has an appeal to people who aren't fans of the genre, that introduces people to their genre and eventually makes them fans of said genre
by STL446 May 22, 2023
Get the Gateway artistmug. by Senior trashman August 4, 2022
Get the Gateway loremug. Gateway Conspiracy Theory.
Typically a conspiracy that does less harm than the other theories.
It often leads to more dangerous conspiracy theories.
Hence the term " gateway"
E.G: flerfers or flat-earthers theory could be less dangerous than say, a theory that the the elites are out to destroy us all, as it USUALLY has no real-life consequence.
Whereas a conspiracy theory that states the elites are out to destroy us all can lead upto and include death by suicide, paranoia, etc.
Typically a conspiracy that does less harm than the other theories.
It often leads to more dangerous conspiracy theories.
Hence the term " gateway"
E.G: flerfers or flat-earthers theory could be less dangerous than say, a theory that the the elites are out to destroy us all, as it USUALLY has no real-life consequence.
Whereas a conspiracy theory that states the elites are out to destroy us all can lead upto and include death by suicide, paranoia, etc.
Gateway Conspiracy Theory.
That bloke that topped himself used to just be into #GatewayConspiracyTheories, flat earth, etc.
Then he went onto the hard stuff, like the elites want to kill us all.
That bloke that topped himself used to just be into #GatewayConspiracyTheories, flat earth, etc.
Then he went onto the hard stuff, like the elites want to kill us all.
by Daniel00 December 31, 2023
Get the Gateway Conspiracy Theorymug. - the theory of the United States (a.k.a. Team America World Police) government's attempt to cunt punch the world of pirated software, music, and movies, and the resulting consequences. The user seeking pirated goods is forced to go on a saga into the depths of the interwebz in an attempt to seek his/her original goal, the discography of Lady Gaga. Hard drugs are often easily available in these underground forums (which are rapidly flourishing) even in places where the primary focus is pirated software.
This crack down, in return, forces n00bz to seek once "publicly" available pirated goods in a darknet forum, since the likely future of pirated software is gravitating towards underground websites. Once the n00bz have discovered these forums, the n00bz are exposed to the ease of sourcing muchos drogas through online vendors. The n00bz more than likely would have never sought out drugs in real life. Since the average n00b is easily influenced, being around the availability of drugs tends to erode the previous philosophy of never abusing hard drugs. This ease of sourcing drugs through online means consumes the n00b and the future path is a life of hard drugs and selling his/her asshole for dat skrilla skrilla.
In short -
DMCA take down requests = a generation of n00bz injecting crack into their eyeballs out of sheer fear of not being able to inject into his/her once available veins in a desperate attempt to not go into withdrawal.
This crack down, in return, forces n00bz to seek once "publicly" available pirated goods in a darknet forum, since the likely future of pirated software is gravitating towards underground websites. Once the n00bz have discovered these forums, the n00bz are exposed to the ease of sourcing muchos drogas through online vendors. The n00bz more than likely would have never sought out drugs in real life. Since the average n00b is easily influenced, being around the availability of drugs tends to erode the previous philosophy of never abusing hard drugs. This ease of sourcing drugs through online means consumes the n00b and the future path is a life of hard drugs and selling his/her asshole for dat skrilla skrilla.
In short -
DMCA take down requests = a generation of n00bz injecting crack into their eyeballs out of sheer fear of not being able to inject into his/her once available veins in a desperate attempt to not go into withdrawal.
Ben - "Hey Roger, where can I find some good music that will make my ear canals jizz with excitement?
Roger - "I do not know Ben, it used to be available on YouTube, but due to the government cracking down on pirating, they are hard to find. I am very sad."
Ben - "Oh, I see there Roger, let's go to one of those underground forums that I saw on the news!
Roger- "Ok Ben, let's do that! I like pirating music too. I sure hope there are not an enormous amount of drugs in this mysterious place told to us on the public news that I had no previous knowledge of!"
Ben- "Me too Roger, I do not like drugs. Drugs are bad."
Roger - "I seem to have found the holy grail of pirated software and music in this miscellaneous darknet marketplace, Ben. Please, come join me to pirate the tunes."
Ben - "Roger, I have noticed that this music forum also has vendors selling muchos drogas! Let us partake!"
Roger - "You are right, Roger! There are many options for illegal narcotics here in this forum that I was forced to go to. I am thankful for Fox News for telling me about these places! Let us partake in some of these drugs!"
*2 months later*
Roger - "Spread your ass-cheeks further, Ben! I cannot plug the heroin into your ass if you do not cooperate with me. I do not like the fact we are injecting heroin into our anoos."
Ben - "Me too, my ass hurts. Damn you gateway piracy !"
~Written by Josh aka Sir Snibsalot ------- papaown@gmail.com -------
Roger - "I do not know Ben, it used to be available on YouTube, but due to the government cracking down on pirating, they are hard to find. I am very sad."
Ben - "Oh, I see there Roger, let's go to one of those underground forums that I saw on the news!
Roger- "Ok Ben, let's do that! I like pirating music too. I sure hope there are not an enormous amount of drugs in this mysterious place told to us on the public news that I had no previous knowledge of!"
Ben- "Me too Roger, I do not like drugs. Drugs are bad."
Roger - "I seem to have found the holy grail of pirated software and music in this miscellaneous darknet marketplace, Ben. Please, come join me to pirate the tunes."
Ben - "Roger, I have noticed that this music forum also has vendors selling muchos drogas! Let us partake!"
Roger - "You are right, Roger! There are many options for illegal narcotics here in this forum that I was forced to go to. I am thankful for Fox News for telling me about these places! Let us partake in some of these drugs!"
*2 months later*
Roger - "Spread your ass-cheeks further, Ben! I cannot plug the heroin into your ass if you do not cooperate with me. I do not like the fact we are injecting heroin into our anoos."
Ben - "Me too, my ass hurts. Damn you gateway piracy !"
~Written by Josh aka Sir Snibsalot ------- papaown@gmail.com -------
by MR BIG SNIBS October 5, 2015
Get the Gateway Piracymug. An activity that is related to what you should be studying, but opens the door dangerously to full blown SOG activities.
What we should be learning this hour:
- Fumdamentals of aerodynamics
"Ooh Smarter Everyday uploaded a video explaining laminar flow, that's exactly what I need right now"
"Know what you're getting into, sounds like a classical gateway SOG. Youtube recommendations have a way of sucking you in"
What we actually learned this hour:
- There is this parody nobel prize, the IG nobel prize
- It is awesome
- The wheel has been patented in 2001
- France tested atomic bombs on the 50th anniversary of Hiroshima
- Pigeons can discriminate Picasso paintings from Monet
- The therapeutic benefits of playing Didgeridoo
- Cats are both a solid and a liquid
- How to add new definitions to Urban Dictionary
- Fumdamentals of aerodynamics
"Ooh Smarter Everyday uploaded a video explaining laminar flow, that's exactly what I need right now"
"Know what you're getting into, sounds like a classical gateway SOG. Youtube recommendations have a way of sucking you in"
What we actually learned this hour:
- There is this parody nobel prize, the IG nobel prize
- It is awesome
- The wheel has been patented in 2001
- France tested atomic bombs on the 50th anniversary of Hiroshima
- Pigeons can discriminate Picasso paintings from Monet
- The therapeutic benefits of playing Didgeridoo
- Cats are both a solid and a liquid
- How to add new definitions to Urban Dictionary
by KampfSchnebenundflertzig January 27, 2019
Get the Gateway SOGmug. Much like gateway drugs, it’s the softer entry level metal you listen to before getting into harder, heavier metal. -Steven Jessup
by JekkylJack June 7, 2025
Get the Gateway Metalmug.