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DEFINITION: n. An overbearing or pushy salesperson who makes you want to leave a store rather than look around and buy something. v. To aggressively sell something to someone who doesn't want it.
Verboticisms
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Fleemarket
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: flee-mar-ket
Sentence: The clerks in that boutique always turn it into such a fleemarket
Etymology: flee + flea market
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COMMENTS:
I like this one - guess that makes them fleemarketers - petaj, 2007-05-16: 23:10:00
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Floorstalker
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: floor/stalk/er
Sentence: Commissioned salespeople are licensed floorstalkers who creep me out of the store.
Etymology: floorwalker + stalker
Shopressor
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: shop-res-er
Sentence: Kevin was so excited about the prospect of someone buying one of his hand made silk shirts, that he unfortunately morphed from laid back salesman to fidgety shopressor.
Etymology: shop (to buy merchandise) + oppressor (someone who puts pressure on others)
Oncommissioner
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ohn komm ish yun err
Sentence: he was so obviously an oncommissioner, his nose would start to twitch even before the customer had opened the door.
Etymology: co commission, commissioner
Commissionary
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: com-mission-ary
Sentence: David is a blood thirsty commissionary, attacking any unsuspecting customer that might stroll into his section at the electonics store. His tactics are ruthless, just to make the "sale" and get the commission.
Etymology: commission/missionary, as in propagator of religion or a relentless soldier
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COMMENTS:
I wonder if he always assumes the commissionary position - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-16: 12:29:00
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Floorstalker
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: floor/stalk/er
Sentence: Commissioned salespeople are licensed floorstalkers who creep me out of the store.
Etymology: floorwalker + stalker
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COMMENTS:
We have a winner! - Clayton, 2007-05-16: 14:57:00
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Retailiton
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation: ree-tail-i-ton
Sentence: The retailiton followed us around the circle K as if we were going to steal something.
Etymology:
Impeddler
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: imm-PED-lur
Sentence: The impeddler was so obnoxious that I stormed out of the shop, accidentally breaking some cheap plastic products on my way out.
Etymology: impede (to obstruct or hinder) + peddler (a travelling seller of goods)
Samplassault
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: sam-pull-ass-alt
Sentence: She left the store rather than be subjected to samplassault again.
Etymology: sample - small portion of item assault - attempt to force a person
Oversal
Created by: wordguy120
Pronunciation: O-ver-sul
Sentence: the people in that shop were real oversals
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire. ~ James