Verboticism: Shopressor
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.
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)
Points: 680