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'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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Floorstalker

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: floor/stalk/er

Sentence: Commissioned salespeople are licensed floorstalkers who creep me out of the store.

Etymology: floorwalker + stalker

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We have a winner! - Clayton, 2007-05-16: 14:57:00

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Clurk

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: Clerk.

Sentence: That damn clurk keeps popping up out of nowhere and bugging me - no, I don't need help! Let's just go.

Etymology: clerk & lurk

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petaj Sounds really creepy. Clurk Kent has the hightest, fastest, strongest sales record of all. - petaj, 2007-05-16: 23:12:00

surfstang I like it - surfstang, 2007-05-18: 00:48:00

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Vulturoso

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: vul-tsur-OH-so

Sentence: When new customers would come into the showroom Ronald would become a smooth operting vulturoso and would pounce on the prospect with high pressure tactics and almost always succeeded in getting a sale.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'vulture' (n. 2. A person of a rapacious, predatory, or profiteering nature) and 'virtuoso' (n. 1. a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field)

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Salesdouche

Created by: Paulefinch

Pronunciation: sails-doosh'

Sentence: I was going to buy a few new cds, but the salesdouche just made me want to leave.

Etymology: salesman+douchebag

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Samplassault

Created by: texmom

Pronunciation: sam-pull-ass-alt

Sentence: She left the store rather than be subjected to samplassault again.

Etymology: sample - small portion of item assault - attempt to force a person

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Salessquasher

Created by: lpietroforte

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Mischanthrope

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Created by: zrotv

Pronunciation: mĭs'chən-thrōp

Sentence: bobby did want to offend the customers. But whenever he saw people casually perusing he was filled with a mischanthropic urge to demonstrate his favorite products. Mischanthropy was the only sales tactic he was capable of, blathering and rambling a high pressure sales at every opportunity. Sometimes he would try to avoid customers who looked as though they did not need assistance, but he could rarely contain his urge to wave strawberries in their faces. He was a true mischanthrope.

Etymology: mis (bad) + merchant (latin: mercari "to trade") + thrope (Latin: anthropos "man." as in misanthrope)

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Keendean

Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: keen-deen

Sentence: OMG, he was such a keendean that I legged it out the shop as soon as he turned his back. Keendeans are such a pain in the arse. They make me uncomfortable.

Etymology: Keen - eager, enthusiastic Dean - male name

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Commistant

Created by: Guthlaf1

Pronunciation: komm-ISS-tant

Sentence: I hadn't been in the shop ten seconds before the young commistant started making my day miserable.

Etymology: From: commission + (sales) assistant

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Pusherman

Created by: BemaSelf

Pronunciation: Push-r-man

Sentence: I can't stand that store. The pusherman always makes me rush to buy something.

Etymology: Pusher, Man

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-16: 03:36:00
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-12-01: 00:16:00
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire. ~ James