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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.
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Merchuntiser
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: merch - hunt - izer
Sentence: Stanley was a Sears merchuntiser. Once he saw a potential customer, he tailed them throughout the store waving his arms and talking about the benefits and low cost of every item the customer walked past. Sometimes people bought things just to get rid of him.
Etymology: merchandiser, hunter
Asswholesaler
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: all hoel say lor
Sentence: He suggested to the asswholesaler that he park his car of the week somewhere it was anatomically impossible to so do.
Etymology: asshole wholesaler
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COMMENTS:
:) - Nosila, 2011-04-20: 21:34:00
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Shopperstalker
Created by: surfstang
Pronunciation: shop/er/stalk/er
Sentence: I wasn't able to browse peacefully because the shopperstalker decided I was his next victim.
Etymology: shopper + stalker
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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Counterassistant
Created by: katytee
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Tired of being trailed round the store by counterassistants, Ed resolved from that moment to do all his shopping online in his underwear and eating pizza , free to scratch himself and 'look a bit too scruffy for Jenners' to his heart's content.
Etymology: Someone offering counter-productive assistance (Counter + assistance, with a nod in the direction of persistent)
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COMMENTS:
It rolls from the tongue lightly... - Scattercat, 2007-05-20: 19:34:00
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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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Conflograte
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kon flog rayt
Sentence: You just knew that Harvey was on commission to earn his celery the minute you walked into the produce shop where he worked. He was berry aggressive, in fact, he had bean known to conflograte the goods so forcefully, that he beet people into submission. Harvey had no pear, but had grape expectations when it came to selling. He could squash the competition's prices. People often felt so burnt by his transactions that they were chard. Harvey felt no guilt about his aggressive behaviour and continued, kumquat may.
Etymology: Conflagrate (cause to start burning) & Con (a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property;deprive of by deceit) & Flog (to promote aggressively; to force into action;to sell by whatever means)
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
Peddlerpushers
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ped/lur/push/urs
Sentence: Our local video store is full of peddlerpushers who sneak up behind you when you're deep in thought and then shadow you relentlessly as you peruse the movie selection
Etymology: peddler + pusher + pedal pushers
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COMMENTS:
funny AND fashionable! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-16: 06:06:00
how did you see that so fast - you must work in our video store - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-16: 06:09:00
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Pusherman
Created by: BemaSelf
Pronunciation: Push-r-man
Sentence: I can't stand that store. The pusherman always makes me rush to buy something.
Etymology: Pusher, Man
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire. ~ James