Word of the Day

golden handcuffs \GOAL-dun-HAND-kuffs\ noun
: special benefits offered to an employee as an inducement to continue service
Example sentence:
Ken eventually accepted the golden handcuffs and agreed to five more years with the goat.

6 Responses to “Word of the Day”

1. Mr. Bingley says:

   November 1, 2005 at 8:40 am

   Hahaha, there’s one happy employee.

2. Ken Summers says:

   November 1, 2005 at 8:57 am

   Actually it was a rather attractive young lady and she was wearing golden kneepads.

3. tree hugging sister says:

   November 1, 2005 at 9:42 am

   What’s that old Everly Brothers’ song?
   “Dre-ee-eem, dream dream dre-eem, dre-ee-eem”

4. Emily says:

   November 1, 2005 at 3:36 pm

   One would think golden knee pads would really weigh those blow-up dolls down.

5. GetALifeAgain says:

   November 1, 2005 at 9:28 pm

   Jack rejected golden handcuffs in lieu of a golden shower.

6. tree hugging sister says:

   November 1, 2005 at 9:34 pm

   EEEeeeWWWWWWWwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!