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super-size returnable-container swindle

Refers to the pathetically-selfish practice of a miser’s offering a naïve fellow human one or more huge trash bags full of returnable containers as payment for his running one or more errands and/or performing some task around the shyster’s house or property, only for the hapless workman to later discover that the bags merely contain a comparatively few very large (i.e., gallon and/or 2-/3-liter) plastic containers, rather than the logically-expected “haul” of many dozens of ordinary-sized glass/plastic drink-bottles and aluminum beverage-cans; he is thus being paid only a small fraction of the “apparent reimbursement” that the gigantic bulging bags had “implied”.
I always insist on either “counting through” bags of bottles/cans before accepting them as payment for something, or having clear-plastic sacks be used to bag up the returnables, so that I can actually see the size/type/number of the containers inside the bags, and thus be more sure of getting the approximate reimbursement that I’ve been led to believe I’d be receiving as my end of the deal... there are waaaay too many advantage-takers out there who are eager to try to pull the ol' "super-size returnable-container swindle" on people like me.
by QuacksO September 9, 2018
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Retardable

People are retardable and become retarded if given excessive electro-shock therapy.
by Omar Sultan December 15, 2006
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Retardable

An adjective describing someone who is adorable in their retardation
"So is a cat burglar someone who steals cats?"

"You're so retardable katie."
by peachykeenman May 18, 2011
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Retardable

A combination of being retarded but lovable. Usually describing a guy's antics. A term of endearment.
My boyfriend is so retardable, he got me a Pepsi but I wanted a Coke!
by qtpie009 October 16, 2010
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retardable

1: the ability in which to resemble a retarded person in behavior by being limited in intellectual or emotional development---often taken to be offensive

2: the development or academic progress of retarding others

3: the act or instance the extent to which something may be affected with retardedness
You're so naturally retardable, playing the part of a mentally challenged person comes easily to you.

I'm sorry I keep screwing things up, I'm feeling quite retardable today.

That was very retardable of you to remember to flush the toilet, but forget to wipe.
by Kevin Wolff - September 22, 2007
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Returnal

v.

1. the act of returning or coming back.
2. to make a response or reply.
I will see to it upon my returnal.

His returnal was so quick that his opponent had no time to utter another witty retort.
by Eric Hsieh February 25, 2011
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retarable

the not so smart man looked retarable after he was burnt by the fire
by killa kev January 10, 2008
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