A phrase once again coined by the up most respected and very easily miss confused Steven Burkemper. Related to early nine teen nineties Grateful Dead concert parking lots, young Burkemper selling commodities such as Shasta cola and grilled cheese sandwiches. Burkemper loudly announces his product costing a mere US Dollar, affordable to the average patron of the scene, as a tasty beverage or snack to quench the thirst or hunger of the purchaser. "What the Fuck Its Only a Buck", became an instant staple for vendors around the country on the grateful dead parking lot circuit, and went on to acquire such acceptances from other parking lots in the later years such as; Phish, Widespread Panic, String Cheese etc...

A buzz word being used to refer to creators and influencers forming or encouraging unhealthy relationships with their fans. Usually used in the context of young audiences feeling they have a relationship with the influencer due to the huge amount of the influencer’s content they consume. The influencer in question, however, is unaware of the fan’s existence other than the general knowledge of having fans. Common examples include Dream and his stans. These relationships are exacerbated by the influencers confirming they have more than a creator-to-viewer relationship.

The word is circulating due to various YouTube essays about the phenomenon using the word, and therefore people who enjoy complaining about influencers repeating what they heard in the video in any comments section they can find.