George Costanza wallet
n.— «Along with it being old, filled with useless receipts and business cards of people he will likely never contact, Steve rarely carries cash in his “George Costanza wallet.”» —“George Costanza Wallet Becoming A ‘Problem’ For Steve” ColoradoGuy.com (Buena Vista, Colorado) July 25, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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