Wife salary

Rarely the main breadwinner in a marriage, the wife’s contribution to the household income to get a larger mortgage, fancier car, etc. Typically ranging from $30k to $45k, the wife salary also allows for smaller alimony or child support payments when the inevitable divorce happens.

When Tom met with the bank, he was able to explain why - through the wife salary - he qualified for a larger mortgage. Exact same argument when he met with the divorce attorney 2 years later, but the reverse argument in why he didn’t need to pay alimony.

by Grant Rampus September 25, 2021

Your signature or your salary

a variation of the mafia phrase " your signature or your brains"

Whereas your signature or your brains as a phrase should be kept in Mario Puzos The Godfather, the phrase your signature or your salary means...that you can fire any incompetent federal bureaucrat.

by Sexydimma February 16, 2025

Your signature or your salary

A new phrase meaning. Either you agree to my terms (terms perhaps less favorable to you) or you give up your salary altogether.

Your signature or your salary can also mean either you, as an incompetent federal bureaucrat, resign and take a severance package, or I fire you.

by Sexydimma February 17, 2025

Salary

Salary means a payment you get when you work a job.

My boss would not give me my salary

by Chewsmytoysmakesloudnoise May 30, 2023

*salary cutting noises*

A comical term used when someone's paycheck gets cut (or otherwise gets paid less).

The term originates from a 2019 YouTube video featuring Miles Edgeworth dancing, referencing a reoccurring gag in the Ace Attorney series where he reduces the salary of the character Dick Gumshoe.

Cyan: Do you know who ate my lunch yesterday?
Sapphire: Yeah, Navy did.
Cyan: Oh, Navy!
Navy: What is it, boss?
Cyan: *salary cutting noises*

by Blues and Dumbness October 26, 2025