The period of socially acceptable time after a purchase, in which to freeload.
For example, time in which to use wi-fi / tables / sockets / toilets in a coffee house or restaurant, which extends from the point of ordering of a meal or drink, to the point at which one is asked to leave or the (usually justified) passive aggression of serving staff becomes a distraction to work. Length of time is proportional to value of the purchase, size of tip and quality of your small talk or flirting, with said staff.
For example, time in which to use wi-fi / tables / sockets / toilets in a coffee house or restaurant, which extends from the point of ordering of a meal or drink, to the point at which one is asked to leave or the (usually justified) passive aggression of serving staff becomes a distraction to work. Length of time is proportional to value of the purchase, size of tip and quality of your small talk or flirting, with said staff.
Bustling pointedly past my table for the 25th time in 10 minutes, the waiter eyed me unpleasantly and loudly mentioned to his colleague about how busy it seemed in here today. The purchase halo of my small filter coffee had long since dwindled below the locally acceptable dimensions: we were in the end-game now.
by coffeecoffeeblahblahblah September 09, 2018
by Boarhunt Bashers January 15, 2023
by aspenjames June 16, 2022
An orgy or meeting between an overweight man and woman, a slender man, one jar of Jif Peanut Butter, a dog, and a family size box of Popeyes
by HotCosby05 January 22, 2024
A fictional form often neglected in companies in favour of "Nah, we'll just swipe the company card—faster that way!"
by MethodicalPenguin August 26, 2024
To show off your wealth by buying something incredibly stupid, to buy something for its glamour rather than its practicality, flexity over quality
Luke: Hey man, that's a nice jacket, was that a flex purchase?
Liam: Yeah, this poor dude was standing next to me.
Liam: Yeah, this poor dude was standing next to me.
by ahsibfilm January 20, 2016
Refers to merchandise that you pick up for someone else while shopping for your own items, either because this other person is unable to travel to the store himself, or because he is not a paid member of the big-box outfit where his desired items are offered, and so he has asked you as a member to obtain the items for him at the warehouse's bulk-package discount.
I don't buy enough household consumables to justify the $89-per-year membership-fee that Sam's Club charges, so I just piggyback-purchase them through the large family down the street.
by QuacksO July 23, 2018