I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today

A song my friends and I sing in the lunch line at school. Why? Nobody knows.

Sky: I will gladly pay you tuesday for a hamburger today.
Amber&Emily: She will gladly pay you tuesday for a hamburger today.
Innocent Bystander1: What in the hell does that mean?
Innocent Bystander2: Nobody really knows, they just sing it every day to piss off the lunch ladies.

by SkyPullera May 17, 2004

I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today

a monetary lone with a set payment date.

"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today"

Becomes:

"If you buy me a hamburger today I'll pay you back on Tuesday"

by Ashley Cobb May 18, 2004

I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today

A phrase common to New York city, implying that one will pay another back for a hamburger on the next tuesday, or any tuesday, in exchange for the hamburger on the day he is asking for it. This phrase is only implying that the hamburger will be paid back for however, and is taken advantage of by bad people, leaving the people who actually wish to pay back the money looked at as untrustworthy.

"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" said the snyde looking man. When the cashier heard this, he shot the man and took all his money.

by The Fuzz May 18, 2004

I'll pay you when I get paid

Something someone says with no intention of paying anyone back.

Mikey: "Alright David, here's your Triple Cheeseburger with Fries and a Coke. That's £12 total."
David: "I'll pay you when I get paid."

by BlueXander May 25, 2023