Definition: The elaborate ruse of pretending a sudden influx of wealth comes from a barely plausible side hustle – like low-effort video game streaming – to explain new purchases or lifestyle changes to close family without revealing a secret windfall. It involves theatrically “working” (playing games half-heartedly) while secretly funneling the real money into accounts as fake income from this fictional venture. The success hinges entirely on your partner/family believing you miraculously became a wildly successful yet incredibly lazy content creator overnight.
Example: “Bought the Porsche? Oh yeah, the ‘Retro Kart Speedrun’ channel is killing it this month, honey! Just deposited another ‘superchat windfall’.” “His Streamlaunder game is weak; he ‘streams’ Minesweeper for two hours a week and claims it pays the mortgage on the beach house. His wife must think Twitch is powered by unicorn tears.”