cable creep 

The slow, monthly increase of cable television charges in amounts small enough for the customer to tend to ignore, but later result in significant overall increases.

A year ago, my cable bill was $88/month and now it's $117. I hate cable creep.

A few bucks in cable creep and now my bill is 30% higher than a year ago.

My monthly cable crept from $55 to $69 in less than one year.

cable creep by MikeInDC January 22, 2018

cable gnomes 

The creatures that come out at night and hopelessly tangle cables up thet were in order the previous day.

Goddamn it! I just set up the my computer yesterday, and look. It looks like the cable gnomes got to them last night.

cable gnomes by mrobert January 13, 2007

cable moocher 

Someone who always watches cable at someone else's house so they don't have to pay for it themselves.

Tommy is such a cable moocher. He's always at my house watching TV and leaving potato chip crumbs on the sofa.

cable moocher by calonzo November 8, 2006

Cable Rustler 

Someone in the office who habitually borrows or steals other people's charging cords.

Once in their possession, it is very difficult to get it back, and usually requires the owner of the cable to ask for it back when their own device's battery is <10%.

We've got a cable rustler on our hands, so in these here parts I got me a black knock-off iPhone charging cable instead of the real McCoy.

Cable Rustler by tt2012 November 14, 2012

cable pusher 

A barely closeted middle to +middle aged gentleman, working in an IT capacity. During his more rambunctious escapades, he is known to vigorously "feed cable through ports" and manage "docking stations," usually off hours while sporting nary a shred, except a tool belt. His people skills are generally lacking, yet somehow he is considered to be highly relatable. The cable pusher stereotype is well known on the leather scene (due to the tool belt). Not to be confused with the notably less svelte cable guy, the cable pusher is usually of slender build.

Hey Lance, make sure you invite a couple of cable pushers to the masquerade ball, to help set up the AV "equipment."

cable pusher by Waples McFabulous September 27, 2017

cable spaghetti 

The series of cords needed to run your life from a desk or armchair, by connecting all your computer equipment, entertainment devices, and lamps. Cable spaghetti can be recognized by its nexus at a surge protector. Most appliances have at least one cord or cable; many have several. Wireless devices are represented in the spaghetti by their various rechargers, none of which are compatible, so you must have a different one for every device.

"I use velcro wraps to contain my cable spaghetti." "I had to deal with the cable spaghetti behind my desk to add speakers to my computer at work."

cable spaghetti by Kelly November 18, 2004

Cable Chatter 

The rancorous, full contact , and often brazenly partisan haranguing displayed on cable news networks (i.e. CNN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS). The phrase was popularized by President Obama during an NBC interview.

Olbermann: Lets cut the Cable Chatter and get serious. America needs real solutions.

Hannity: cut taxes...cut taxes....

Olbermann: But America needs to fund road repairs and medicaid.

Hannity: Cut Taxes... Ronald Reagan...Cut taxes...

Olbermann: But public schools and Veteran Hospitals?

Hannity: CUT TAXES!!! Democrats are SOCIALISTS!!!! Reaaaaagaaaaaan!!!!

Cable Chatter by sounds elcectic June 4, 2009