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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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Clurk
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: Clerk.
Sentence: That damn clurk keeps popping up out of nowhere and bugging me - no, I don't need help! Let's just go.
Etymology: clerk & lurk
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COMMENTS:
Sounds really creepy. Clurk Kent has the hightest, fastest, strongest sales record of all. - petaj, 2007-05-16: 23:12:00
I like it - surfstang, 2007-05-18: 00:48:00
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Guestopo
Created by: whipspeak
Pronunciation: geh-stah-poh
Sentence: The dealership was crawling with Guestopo and I had to get out of there before I was spotted. They have ways of making you buy.
Etymology: Gestapo: the German state secret police during the Nazi regime + Guest: visitor or patron + stop: to interrupt, arrest, or check
Emnnoyee
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: em - NOI - ee
Sentence: Though Gilbert is a real good friend of mine, I have to admit that he was being a total emnnoyee when he kept asking me if I was going to get that jacket or not. I've said "Maybe" a thousand times and I swear he said "Are you taking that jacket?" a million more times. I could have sworn he was just being an ass just because that jacket I was trying on was the jacket he stashandcarried a month ago and worked hard for in that shop. Now, that makes me think. He wasn't being an ass by being a totally sucky emnnoyee... it was me who was the ass! I feel like I'm getting to know Gilbert and his emnnoyeeness more with this rational sentence construction.
Etymology: employee (someone who works for) + annoy (to disturb or bother in an irritating way)
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COMMENTS:
A totally annoying sentence! Good job! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-16: 12:04:00
Or ENNOYEE would also work. Darn, it's just one of those late ideas! - ohwtepph, 2007-05-16: 21:24:00
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Overlaud
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: oh-ver-lawd
Sentence: According to the clerk at the grocery everything in the store is simply wonderful. He seems able to overlaud just about anything he touches. Strangely, I only see him shopping at the up-grade store up the street.
Etymology: overload (to load to excess; overburden) laud (to praise; extol)
Clejerk
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: cluh-JURK
Sentence: Alex dropped his job as soon as he discovered he was required to be a clejerk, squirting cologne at people.
Etymology: Someone who begins coming off like a clerk and ends up being more a jerk.
Shadohmizer
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: shad-O-mizer
Sentence: Our Local Car Dealership is know to only hire shadohmizers.
Etymology:
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)
Floorstalker
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: floor/stalk/er
Sentence: Commissioned salespeople are licensed floorstalkers who creep me out of the store.
Etymology: floorwalker + stalker
Commisher
Created by: DaddiezGyrl
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The commisher bombarded me as I entered the store.
Etymology: Combo of commission and pusher
Keendean
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: keen-deen
Sentence: OMG, he was such a keendean that I legged it out the shop as soon as he turned his back. Keendeans are such a pain in the arse. They make me uncomfortable.
Etymology: Keen - eager, enthusiastic Dean - male name
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire. ~ James