Salary slave

A person who lives paycheck to paycheck, usually the same amount every time.

“Patrick manages this store, so he’s a salary slave.”

by Sunny sunflower October 13, 2023

Salaryman Ryu

A man who works a nine to five job, that may have a wife and multiple kids, who only plays Street Fighter after work and exclusively picks Ryu. This player is addicted to the moves Shoryuken and Hadouken. A Salaryman Ryu will always rematch no matter the circumstances and will teabag if you do a really cool combo to show that he is impressed. A Salaryman Ryu may not be good at Street Fighter but should be given the highest amount of respect, since he has usually been playing since Street Fighter II Turbo and will never ragequit. This is the highest honor you can bestow a Ryu player.

"Yo I ran into this Salaryman Ryu and he only knew the trial combos but he was cool"

by A Ryu Player June 24, 2024

salarycel

Combination of salary-incel. Someone who has nothing going for them so they focus all their attention to their career/job.

“John had no friends and played no sports throughout his early years. But at least he can say he’s more qualified for his lifeless corporate’s job now! The guy is a complete salarycel”

by Sackscratcher February 5, 2025

*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

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

Sneaker Salary

A Sneaker Salary is a salary that is less than $100 per year. It is normally used on poor people.

That teacher has a Sneaker Salary! What a loser!

by HJJ I November 30, 2023

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