gipping and handling

Derisive/resentful term which refers to the perceived act of swindling someone out of money through the misuse/abuse of postage-fees as a sneaky way of making excessive profit or otherwise "coming out further ahead" than is fair. Usually accomplished in two "opposite" ways, either by:

(1) a money-hungry mail-order company's charging excessive postage-rates as compared to the company's actual cost to ship merchandise (such as charging s&h merely based on the order's monetary total instead of the actual merchandise-weight, or claiming that the shipping-weight of a few rubber bands or a matchbook-sized pack of film-splicing-tabs has a shipping-weight of one pound, when any blockhead would know that they could just stuff the feather-light items into an ordinary letter-size paper envelope), especially with the bulk-rate/volume-discount postage deals that big corporations typically get from their shipping-services, or
(2) a stingy/disgruntled customer's purposely sending less funds for postage than the company specifies, with the smirky idea that the company will not want to risk offending the customer and causing him to cancel his entire order --- and then probably take his future business elsewhere --- by their whiningly contacting the customer or returning his order to ask for more funds.

The "gipping and handling" strategy can be a highly effective/successful countermeasure to use when ordering from companies that charge exorbitant postage-fees merely in an attempt to make additional "free 'n' clear profit" from unused postage-funds. What you do is draw up a fairly "large" order --- i.e., one that involves maybe fifty bucks or more (either by ordering one or more expensive items or a bulk-purchase of cheaper items, so that it totals a sizable amount), and thus will be sufficiently "tempting" to the company to make them reluctant to risk "losing" the order by upsetting you in any way. Then you just "accidentally on-purpose" neglect to use the company's "official" printed order-form that came with their catalogue --- you instead just use ordinary lined paper of your own to write out the order, and so your order-sheet no longer contains the company's shipping-rates chart, allowing you to simply write in your **own postage amount** after the subtotal! Oh, sure --- the company is probably gonna include a "debit memo" notation at the bottom of your invoice when they ship your order, but that's of no concern of yours at that point, since --- ha ha ha! --- you already have your merchandise, and so you can simply ignore their blubbery request! Awwww.... you greedy fat-cat CEOs didn't get your extra profits from **me**, the way you do from all of your other "sucker" customers --- too bad, so sad!!

by QuacksO November 22, 2017

Pussy handle

The handle in most cars that you hold if your old or a total pussy.

I don't have any pussy handles in my car so people are forced to be scared shitless by my driving.

by Jeff K October 10, 2002

jug handle

The need to make one large curving right in order to make a left. The road branches and loops around onto itself, thus crossing the intersection straight instead of making a left.

Alright, go up route 35 north and take the first jug handle on the left after Red Bank. That should bring you to Oak Hill.

by mei0023 April 6, 2005

Dick handling

Being out somewhere you have no business, bullshiting around. Running the streets.

She's out everynight dick handling.

by MN Finest April 3, 2007

Handle Bars

slang term for the prescription drug Xanax. They are the 2mg tablets. Slow u down.

we can pop some handle bars and get relaxed and calm.

by Jhod December 23, 2007

jug handle

When a bloke roots his own arse.

That bloke has such a long cock he gave himself a jug handle.

I was so stoked with my win at Risk I gave myself a jug handle.

by Mark M August 25, 2006

stupid handles

Extremely good driving skills allowing to perform donuts, getting sideways, fishtailing and all that apply.
Referenced in Oakland, Hyphy, Sideshow related videos.

"yo that nigga got stupid handles!"

by Montzilla October 28, 2007