get poor

Refers to when someone who has usually been "financially comfy" encounters an unexpected downturn in da ol' budget-department, and therefore is no longer able to "live da soft life" for da time being.

I suggested that my fairly-affluent neighbor consult my local "running on a shoestring" mechanic friend for lower-priced auto parts, but he somewhat-snortingly replied, "Well, yeah --- I could do that if I didn't mind dealing with a crook." Well, naturally, I felt kinda shocked and hurt, since the low-income junkyard-owner whom we were alluding to had always "used me good" --- he and his family were smilingly friendly, often gave my rides around town, and always let me use the office-phone in his repair-shop to make local calls in the days before my folks had a telephone of our own. But then just a few weeks later when I'd gone to make a phone call at the garage, I saw that this same somewhat-snooty neighbor had indeed stopped over there to see about a cobbled-together pickup truck that my friend was selling --- oooooohhhhh, did he ever look disgusted and humiliated to be even setting foot on this "lower-class" dude's property! I felt really glad that he apparently never observed me that time, so that he wouldn’t feel even MORE embarrassed that I knew that he had in fact eventually gone to try doing business with this guy, but at the same time I did feel a slight urge to gloatingly waltz out and sarcastically giggle to my neighbor, “So --- ya actually DID come to see this ‘crook’ after all, eh??? Kinda makes ya wanna think twice from now on about trash-talking other folks like that, eh? Ya never know when ya might ‘get poor’ and hafta go see them after all, eh??"

by QuacksO September 15, 2018

Poor Man's Office

An abandoned room or or laboratory on a college campus or high school ideally.

Where is Jamal? He is in his poor man's office in the abandoned chemistry lab on the fourth floor.

by fartso54 May 22, 2018

Pathetic poor excuse for a husband

Johnny Kerrigan

Johnny kerrigan was a pathetic poor excuse for a husband

by Byebyeloserzjkkgdscnji August 22, 2022

Poor man's vacation

Leaving for vacation on a Friday night or Saturday morning and coming back on Monday or Tuesday.

I cannot afford to take an entire week off, so my family and I are taking a poor man's vacation.

by Nacho2874 August 27, 2022

Poor man's vacation

A vacation where you leave Friday night or Saturday morning and come back on Monday or Tuesday.

I cannot afford to take the entire week off, therefore, my family and I are taking a poor man's vacation.

by Nacho2874 August 27, 2022

Poor

Someone without money, something low or bad.

P1: "Hey, do you have some spare change?"
P2:"No, why do you ask?"
P1: "I am poor and I require money for my essential needs."
or
P1: "Hey, did you see that poor score Jeremiah got on his test?"
P2: "Yeah, I feel bad for him."

by Sebz_TheMan April 21, 2022

Have fun being poor

A term NFT bros use when they can’t think of any other counter arguments.

Regular person: Bruh, NFTs are a scam. Why are you even supporting something that is literally a pyramid scheme?

NFT Bro: Have fun being poor.

by futbolr2125 April 25, 2022