That extra bit of $$$ people charge you to pay on top for something because it's unusual, nostalgic/iconic and elicits gawkers/discussion/conversation. It might not even be a particularly rare or valuable item but because of the aforementioned attributes the novelty tax greatly exaggerates it's value.
Example 1:
Bill: "Did Ed really pay $8500 for a old Mazda Miata? He could have gotten so many better cars for nearly as much!"
Mikey: "True, but those NAs are getting harder to find nowadays and c'mon man....those Pop-up headlights are a pretty cool party trick."
Bill: "Bruh...he paid way too much novelty tax for that old ass car, but I'll give it a pass because now he looks like a recently divorced single mother who left the hair salon with a pixie-cut because she was wanted to try something new......and you know how much I like chicks with short hair."
Example 2:
Ann: "Hey, remember when we were little and we would find Gameboys at the swap meet for $5."
Fred: "Yeah, wow what a trip. Now try finding them and their asking $50"
Anne "Didn't they sell millions of them though? Like, why are they expensive now?"
Fred "It's the novelty tax; current social media thrives on late 90s/early 00s nostalgia and now everyone wants to own a little piece of their past nowadays to show off and be validated. Nostalgia is ripe for exploitation. Now that I think of it, I have a copy of Pokemon Crystal sitting around! I'm going to eat good tonight!!"
Bill: "Did Ed really pay $8500 for a old Mazda Miata? He could have gotten so many better cars for nearly as much!"
Mikey: "True, but those NAs are getting harder to find nowadays and c'mon man....those Pop-up headlights are a pretty cool party trick."
Bill: "Bruh...he paid way too much novelty tax for that old ass car, but I'll give it a pass because now he looks like a recently divorced single mother who left the hair salon with a pixie-cut because she was wanted to try something new......and you know how much I like chicks with short hair."
Example 2:
Ann: "Hey, remember when we were little and we would find Gameboys at the swap meet for $5."
Fred: "Yeah, wow what a trip. Now try finding them and their asking $50"
Anne "Didn't they sell millions of them though? Like, why are they expensive now?"
Fred "It's the novelty tax; current social media thrives on late 90s/early 00s nostalgia and now everyone wants to own a little piece of their past nowadays to show off and be validated. Nostalgia is ripe for exploitation. Now that I think of it, I have a copy of Pokemon Crystal sitting around! I'm going to eat good tonight!!"
by Theupdownturnaround December 31, 2021
Get the Novelty Taxmug. 
Turkey's sex tax was created in March of 1997. It was the most expensive tax, in all of Turkey's history. The couple would have to pay over 600 Turkish lira for every minute of sex. The tax would fluctuate, and in 2002 it reached 1300 Turkish lira per minute. A government official would always have to be present at the sex site, and any undocumented sex would be charged 3 times the original price. If a pregnancy was detected, but there was clearly no documented sex in the past year. the male and female would be thrown into a jail cell and would be forced to have sex 24/7, also allowing spectators to view it through 1-way windows. The birth of the child would be done in the jail cell, and through a special communication box, the man would be given a pair of scissors to cut the umbilical cord, they would have to hand the baby over to the officials. Once the baby was handed over, doctors would work on it. Of course, during the jail time, everything that the couple owned would be confiscated, and their house stripped of all their personal belongings. The people were always followed by a government official, and the people we not allowed to wear any clothing until they found a stable job, to earn the money to pay the x3 fine. Also, anyone on the street was allowed to force them, to start having sex, right then and there, on the street, and if he wanted to, stick his finger in the female's vagina, and wiggle, or grab and squish and tug on the penis.
Female: I ain't paying that sex tax!
Male: Well, if we don't, we'll have to stay in a jail cell, and then people will be able to go around, stick their fingers up your vagina, and even tug on my penis.
Male: Well, if we don't, we'll have to stay in a jail cell, and then people will be able to go around, stick their fingers up your vagina, and even tug on my penis.
by Nikooties May 8, 2019
Get the sex taxmug. The punitive price premium charged on some products by Tesco supermarkets for customers without a loyalty card. Tesco is the UK's largest grocery chain with 28% market share.
"I paid £1 extra in Tesco tax on the ice cream because I didn't have my clubcard."
"You can opt out of tracking cookies for free online, but the Tesco tax means you need to be rich to do so offline as well."
"I went to Sainsbury's instead to avoid the Tesco tax."
"You can opt out of tracking cookies for free online, but the Tesco tax means you need to be rich to do so offline as well."
"I went to Sainsbury's instead to avoid the Tesco tax."
by tescotax April 9, 2023
Get the tesco taxmug. This is an annual 8.3% tax deducted from everyone's lifetime and given to Mariah Carey.
Every December (1/12th of the year), Mariah Carey's Christmas career, especially her single "All I Want for Christmas Is You", dominates the media and becomes inescapable. Her Christmas media permeates all corners of society and becomes impossible for people to avoid.
Every December (1/12th of the year), Mariah Carey's Christmas career, especially her single "All I Want for Christmas Is You", dominates the media and becomes inescapable. Her Christmas media permeates all corners of society and becomes impossible for people to avoid.
Emily: "Wanna go to Florida next week?"
Joseph: "Let me check to see if I have any leftover time after this year's Mariah Tax."
Joseph: "Let me check to see if I have any leftover time after this year's Mariah Tax."
by just like honey May 30, 2022
Get the Mariah Taxmug. a) paying more for a service without any reason or negation of that extra payment.
b) Paying an overtax just because the other person asks, on a normal service
c) accepting to be scamed. beeing aware that your are beeing scamed but going along with it;
d) not standing up to beeing cheated, scamed.
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this is mostly applieble to romania
known as: taxa Gabi
b) Paying an overtax just because the other person asks, on a normal service
c) accepting to be scamed. beeing aware that your are beeing scamed but going along with it;
d) not standing up to beeing cheated, scamed.
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this is mostly applieble to romania
known as: taxa Gabi
1. Mark paid a "gabi tax" on that cab fair. the usual trip is 10$ but he paid 20$.
2. 5$ for a cola can, I won't pay a gabi tax
2. 5$ for a cola can, I won't pay a gabi tax
by mike_the_great August 14, 2012
Get the Gabi Taxmug. Complacency tax. A tax on anything which we all know is clearly bad for the environment or our health.
Zombie taxes are special taxes on things like tobacco. Taxes on plastic bottles. Taxes on processed food and soft drinks. Taxes on cars that get low mileage.
by irrealism September 25, 2012
Get the zombie taxmug.