Someone who draws a living off people without offering service or making a product. A bum.
After college, I spent 8 months on my parents' couch wondering if I was a drain on the economy
by cyberpunk42 February 10, 2005
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An legal, but retargerous, economic arrangement where the least qualified/impressive/ educated, most underachieving/ incompetent people make the most money hand over fist.
The best participants in the gig economy so far are Hunter Biden and LeBron James
by Sexydimma June 16, 2021
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A mature economy that still has asperations and the perception of achieving larger growth numbers similar to it's much younger and underdeveloped piers.
Man, the United States has really turned into a cougar economy after this last recession.

If we keep outsourcing our production and relying on the service industry we are going to be a major cougar economy.
by Chrupertr November 20, 2012
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A Narco Economy is one of the only few economic activities in the hood which is the drug trade. The few other economic activities in the hood are Welfare, Disability, Robbery, Burglary and vices such a prostitution.
Good thing we got a narco economy or there wouldn't be nothin going on in dis hood
by Curly Stooge July 10, 2014
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A made-up bachelor's degree in Cambridge that involves treasure hunting in deserted lands. Undergraduates are usually encouraged to buy land from all around the world, profiting from the treasures uncovered, hence the name Land Economy.
K: Hey what up dog
W: I got in Cambridge man!
K: What you got into?
W: Land economy.
K: Bruh
by womanpredator666 January 23, 2022
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The state of companies and individuals who build systems for, create media for, and consume media from online user generated media platforms in terms of the supply of media, related services, related goods and the transfer of money.
The new membership system on YouTube will be great for the Creator Economy as it allows individuals who create valuable content to accept fees for their work directly from their fan base.
by The Oddity Forge January 14, 2022
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An ecomomy where goods can be exchanged for sex,or money can be exchanged for sex as well as other goods. The main base of such an economy is sex. so that since about everyone can have sex they always have something to exchange for goods or money.
It is a new economic system proposed just recently and already has supporters.It was at first proposed because it was thought that humanity was to centered on money and as a way to give all people some value.
by Deep blue 2012 December 3, 2009
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