Verb.
To exhaust a resource which, being absolutely finite, is treated as though it is inexhaustible. Usually describing a situation where an observer would predict this outcome
long before the subjects.
This term is derived from the tendency of a beer keg to float to the
top of a
barrel of ice once empty.
a.
Damn, son. Ain't nobody gonna do nothin' bout our addiction to oil 'till we float the keg and run out.
b. I heard that,
brother.
or
Too b@d we
flo@ted the keg on that expense @ccount. I could really use @ new keybo@rd.