the price of lace

Back in ye olden day, the tedious job of making lace was hard work. Creating the most beautiful and delicate work required dexterous hands (usually women in that time, let’s be honest), but could only be sold by men as only they had the right to own a business. Women literally worked their fingers to the bone, eventually losing feeling or gaining pain in their hands from carpal tunnel, arthritis, and ligament or nerve damage. During the height of the lace fad, women were not recognized for their work, only the men they worked for, but we’re able to gain a higher-than-average wage for the times. Thus, “the price of lace” became a euphemism for what one pays in hard work and perseverance for a slight gain.

I’m willing to pay the price of lace if it means I can feed my family even one more day.

by Eurrikka October 21, 2021

asbo price

free

I stole it. got it for asbo price.

by tofromcafe January 31, 2016

Ice Price

When a woman of color is knocked up and left by a Caucasian male.

“You hear about Tanisha? That white boy she was with left as soon as she found out she was pregnant. Sounds like she paid the Ice Price.”

by BillTheKnight November 29, 2021

The Price Is On The Can

A saying from the last TV show Atlanta referring to Arizona iced tea cans having the 99 cent price on the can.

1.49? But the price is on the can tho.
The price is on the can tho.

by Jimithy johnston May 17, 2022

Porcelain price

The price you pay for eating or drinking something foul, causing uncontrollable diarrhea. A variation on the "iron price".

I ate some of that suspect kimchi and spent the rest of the afternoon paying the porcelain price.

by BigATB May 19, 2021

Dametrius Price

One of the best Black people you will ever know he is not what the black stereotype says and he lives life to the fullest and treats people kindly

You don,t like KFC wow you are a Dametrius Price

by DaGeorgiefromIT February 1, 2023

full landed price

A term created by Asia-based online shopping portal Tarazz.com. It stands for the final fixed price that buyers will pay for their items at their merchants’ site, inclusive of shipping charges and taxes and duties. Through their patented technology, Tarazz.com is able to provide full-landed prices in local currencies on their partner's product pages, saving users the hassle of having to calculate these factors on their own.

Merchants' Price: US$34.99 +
Shipping & Handling: US$6.06 +
Sales Tax: US$3.39 +

= Full Landed Price of US$44.44 (approx SGD$65.32)

by MADNESS! April 27, 2009