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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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Salesclirksomeness
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sales/clurk/sum/ness
Sentence: Sally's excitement about shopping at the new megastore was quickly squelched when she discovered the salesclirksomeness of the staff who flipped a 'this register closed' at 9 of the 10 queues.
Etymology: sales clerk + irksomeness(irritating, maddening, infuriating)
Clirk
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: klərk
Sentence: Calvin knows he needs to have a job. He doesn’t always understand that he needs to work. With his cell phone firmly planted on the side of his head, he can clirk just about any customer in the store. If a client is rude enough to interrupt his chat time, they will likely get not much more than a sigh. And, as everybody knows "sighs matters".
Etymology: clerk (an assistant in a store) + irk (irritate; annoy)
Narcisservice
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: närsəssərvis
Sentence: Meme just knew that some day soon she would be discovered by a Hollywood Producer or modeling agent. The only reason she was working at the Mall was because her mom just didn't understand how much money she needed for her wardrobe and makeup and, of course, for the exposure. As she provided narcisservice to her customers, and practiced her texting skills, she wondered why it was taking so long to become famous.
Etymology: narcissist (extreme selfishness, with a grandiose view of one's own talents and a craving for admiration) + service (the action of helping or doing work for someone)
Checklout
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: cheklout
Sentence: Harry is an only child. He grew up thinking that he is the center of the universe. That’s just the way he treats his job as a checklout clerk. If a customer is so rude as to expect service he is quick to correct them. He’s been known to freeze a customer mid-sentence with just a look.
Etymology: checkout (a point at which goods are paid for in a supermarket or other store) + lout (an uncouth or aggressive man or boy)
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
Cellsrep
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: cells-rep
Sentence: Adept at multitasking, Sean excelled as a cellsrep by chatting with his girlfriend, waiting on customers and doing his geometry homework all at the same time.
Etymology: cells: cellular + rep (short for representative) as in sales rep.
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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Narcissistant
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nahr-suh-sis-tuhnt
Sentence: Jane stopped to pick up a snack at the convenience store and found that the term was an oxymoron. The narcissistant was also some kind of moron. His mother must have told him he was the sun and that all the planets revolved around him. His attitude was like, "wait your turn Uranus".
Etymology: narcissist (a person who is overly self-involved, and often vain and selfish)+ assistant (a person who assists or gives aid and support; helper)
Cashneer
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kash neer
Sentence: Joel is a customer service nightmare. He thinks customers are just there to annoy him and interrupt his more interesting pursuits. Joel is a cashneer. He neither knows nor cares why they are paying him. See Joel fail another secret shopper audit. Sorry, Joel, but you should have realized that the poor customer you detest gives your boss the money to pay you. Being paid is something you no longer have to worry about!
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; a contemptuous or scornful remark;smile contemptuously)
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by TJayzz. Thank you TJayzz. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by TJayzz. Thank you TJayzz. ~ James
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