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Penny wise, dollar dumb

Variation of "Penny wise, pound foolish"

When someone saves a penny, by spending a dollar.

"to be extremely careful about small amounts of money and not careful enough about larger amounts of money"
He refused to spend money in repairing the roof, and now the rain has ruined half his furniture- a plain example of Penny wise, dollar dumb.
by PennyWiseDollarDumbRocks January 29, 2021
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Dillahunty Dodge

Objection to a Biblical Worldview that responds there is 'the third option appeal' (aka 'The Dillahunty Dodge'), which goes something like this: 'There could be another explanation we're not aware of; I don't know'.
During the Matt Slick debate the atheist avoided answsering questions by doing the Dillahunty Dodge.
by Godless9 September 27, 2020
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dollar bill club

A man is in the dollar bill club if he can wrap a dollar bill around his dick and the ends don't touch or just barely touch.
Look out scrubs, I'm in the dollar bill club.
by Mr. Rough January 4, 2008
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Daddy Dollars

Money recived from your father that has not been earned by work.

Similar to Momma Money
Dad can i have some money i dont want to get a job. Pleese?
by myspace is for noobs August 29, 2005
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And then you found 20 dollars

Something you say to someone when they're telling a really bad story.
person: So I was walking home from school today, and I dropped my Math book...
person 2: And then you found 20 dollars?
by joe725 November 9, 2007
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Dallas, Pa

Small suburban town in Northeastern Pennsylvania right outside of Wilkes-Barre. Named after this dude Alexander Dallas back in 1817. Home of the Dallas shopping center, Bernie's Pizza, Ranch Wagon, and College Misericordia. Known as the part of the "Back Mountain" area of the Wyoming Valley. Notable people from Dallas include former Football Pro and current Defensive coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers Greg Manusky, convicted criminal Hugo Selenski, street artists "Troph", and "Dever", and band members of the noise rock band "An Albatross". 1964 Oscar nominee Lee Tracy lived here for many years and is buried in Shavertown at the Evergreen Cemetary.
Like I said...Dallas, PA, you wild.
by Jay Coates October 19, 2010
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dollarate

Toleration of a situation provided enough money is involved.
"Do you like your job?"

No, but I dollarate it.
by Michelle R. Richardson March 20, 2008
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