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DEFINITION: v. intr. To quietly and politely ignore a cashier's mistake when they scan in a barcode on item you are purchasing and the price is much lower than it should be.
Underlook
Top verboticism of the day created by Clayton
Pronunciation: uhn-der-LOOK
Sentence: Jill underlooked the minor error. Two bucks for an espresso machine seemed reasonable enough.
Etymology: under + overlook
Created by: Clayton.
Comments:
Excellent! - ErWenn, 2007-06-28: 23:26:00
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Misscanlarceny: /miss scan lar sinny/ As the checker committed misscanlarceny he chucked; the TV was misspriced at $29.95. Etymology: miss-go wide of the mark scan - using automatic checking machine larceny - theft Created by: texmom.
Misdiscountize: /miss + diss + count + eyes/ So sure, I misdiscountized a bit, but I got a 50 dollar bottle of fine whisky for the price of a bottle of Old Sheepdip! Etymology: From the root "discount," meaning "This ruler of a county" if you're from Brooklyn or the South Side of Chicago. Created by: Osomatic.
Mumdown: /MUM-down/ George mumdowned as his new plasma screen TV rang up over 800 dollars less than it should have been. Etymology: Mum, as in silent, and markdown. Created by: Lapper.
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Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James