Verboticism: Offenseller

'Are you just browsing?'

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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Offenseller

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /əˈfɛnˈsɛlɚ/

Sentence: Sadly, for every person who is pushed out of the store by an offenseller, there are two more who are convinced to buy something that they wouldn't have otherwise.

Etymology: From offensive + seller

Points: 455

Comments: Offenseller

Clayton - 2007-05-16: 19:55:00
I voted already, but I like this one. An offenseller seems like an instoramus.

ErWenn - 2007-05-16: 22:38:00
Thanks. I seem to get that a lot if I decide to go to bed before 1 or 2am and end up making up my words the next morning.