A fork of Rural Dictionary
Among car mechanics, gaulded is description of a part (usually a fastener such as a bolt) that cannot be loosened -- either due to rust or neglect or heat or age.
I tried to get that U-bolt off the exhaust pipe -- no use. It's gaulded on.
The absolute minimum effort or accomplishment required to be considered sufficient. (Named after Minnie Mendoza or Mario Mendoza, depending on whom you ask -- two major-league baseball players with lifetime averages around .200.)
"I was going to buy that old Suburban, then I find out it gets 10 mpg, and I'm like, 'No, that's below the Mendoza Line.'"