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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.

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Disfreegard

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Diss-free-gaurd

Sentence: I had such a mixed feeling of guilt and pleasure when I disfreegarded my newly bought television, which was priced at a total of $71.59, cost me only $70.99!

Etymology: Disregard (to ignore) + free (without cost)

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COMMENTS:

Love it. - Clayton, 2007-06-28: 15:36:00

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Passifleece

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈpæsəˌflis/

Sentence: Passifleecing is a subcategory of the more general pasceivery, which covers all forms of deception through inaction.

Etymology: From passive + fleece

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COMMENTS:

Yes, put on your poker face. - texmom, 2007-06-29: 00:40:00

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Misdiscountize

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: miss + diss + count + eyes

Sentence: 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.

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Facesaving

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: face-saving

Sentence: Su-Ellen paid for her holiday with facesavings collected over the preceding months at the cash-n-carry.

Etymology: saving (as in face, preventing someone from feeling stupid) + savings (as in cash in the bank)

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Clevdick

Created by: thewisediviner

Pronunciation: as it is written

Sentence: tracy knew she was being a clevdick, when she saw that the ham she bought was marked $1.99, when it should have been $11.99, as she sidled away from the cashier nonchalantly.

Etymology: clever + what a dick!

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