To insanely jack up the cost of an item that is necessary for living or the functionality of a mechanism.
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by Pianu Keyes November 4, 2015
Get the shkreli mug.A person is "shkrelied" when they have to pay an outrageously jacked-up price for something that they want or need because of the unbridled greed of the seller. Refers to pharma-bro Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, who raised the price of a life-saving cancer drug by 5000%.
by UrbaneCowboy October 3, 2016
Get the shkrelied mug.Getting Shkrelied (named after "Pharma bro" Martin Shkreli) is used when karma kicks in and someone gets paid in full for all the evil stuff they've done. The term works best when the person that karma is repaying is a greedy asshat.
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Get the Shkreli mug.A business man best known for his hedge fund and pharmaceutical work. He became mainstream to the public eye when he raised the price of daraprime by 5000%. He is currently serving prison for 7 years.
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