Verboticism: Reprehensitive
DEFINITION: n. A cashier or customer service representative who is so busy chatting with their friends or coworkers that they ignore their customers. v. To be serviced by a very annoying customer service representative.
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Custymied
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: Cus-time-eed
Sentence: Jackie couldn't believe how poor service was in the UK compared to the states. She was sick of being custymied by surly shop assistants. Bring on the flight back to LA!
Etymology: Customer - buyer, client; stymied - obstructed, blocked
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COMMENTS:
Excellent blend. - Mustang, 2008-05-13: 20:26:00
very nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-15: 06:36:00
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Salesjerk
Created by: scissorlips
Pronunciation: saylz jurk
Sentence: All too often the end of our long wait in line is met by a salesjerk; a cocky, nitwit who can exert authority only through annoying customers.
Etymology: sales + JERK, similar to salesclerk
Patronagent
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /pey-trun-EY-jent/
Sentence: Denise was a regular customer at Le Chic Boutique, but the new patronagent at the counter treated her as if she were some person off the street, and pointedly ignored her for several minutes while chitchatting with his coworker before snatching her credit card, and then slamming a pen and receipt down in front of her. She was infuriated at his rude behavior... yet strangely turned on, too.
Etymology: Patronage - a condescending manner or attitude in dealing with people; patronizing (from Old French, patroniser "power to give favors") + Agent - a representative of a business or firm (from Latin, agentum "one who acts or conducts action")
Patroneglect
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: patron+neglect
Sentence: Patroneglect at the mall was almost bad enough to make me yearn for the steady but excruciatingly slow attention customers get at the Post Office.
Etymology: patron+neglect
Salesassholestant
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: sales-ass-hol-sternt
Sentence: i chose to leave the store rather than hand over money to that salesassholestant
Etymology: sales assistant, asshole
Nobossaskhole
Created by: marianasoffer
Pronunciation:
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Etymology: No - negation ASkHole - asshole/ask hole
Failesperson
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: fai - ls - purs - son
Sentence: Oscar went to the check-out counter at Sears and encountered yet another failesperson who ignored him and busied herself talking on the phone....
Etymology: fails, salesperson
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COMMENTS:
Oscar forgets who really pays his wages...Sears is just the distributor... - Nosila, 2009-06-25: 11:21:00
Good word! - splendiction, 2009-06-25: 22:31:00
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Reprehensitive
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: rep - re - HENS - uh - tuv
Sentence: Gabrielle was appalled at the abysmal response of the customer service reprehensitive who seemed not to even notice her even though she made several attempts to gain his attention.
Etymology: Blend of representative and reprehensible...
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COMMENTS:
Really good. A sterling effort! - Rutilus, 2008-05-13: 08:53:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-13: 13:06:00
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Cashsneer
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kash sneer
Sentence: When George stated on his application as a cashier at WalMart that he loved dealing with the public, he actually meant until he had to help them. He viewed all his transactions as interruptions and he was known by his bosses as a cashsneer. He further added to the popular notion that the hardest part about shopping there was trying to give them your money!
Etymology: Cashier (a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant) )& Sneer (a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls;smile contemptuously)
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COMMENTS:
funny! - splendiction, 2009-06-25: 22:32:00
I think I ran into George at the local toot and moo. Good one! - Mustang, 2009-06-26: 00:30:00
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Diominionmartion
Created by: tim1998samson
Pronunciation: diminion marsion
Sentence: I had another one of those diminionmartion cash me out today I mean diminion's my favourite store but when a diminionmartion checks me out it's the worst.
Etymology: A mix of diminion and martion.
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COMMENTS:
For those of you who don't know diminion was a grocery store that was recently was taken over by Metro - tim1998samson, 2009-06-29: 08:14:00
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