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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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Shopperstalker

surfstang

Created by: surfstang

Pronunciation: shop/er/stalk/er

Sentence: I wasn't able to browse peacefully because the shopperstalker decided I was his next victim.

Etymology: shopper + stalker

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Shopcreeper

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Shawp-kreep-err

Sentence: That shopcreeper was pushing me way too much. I grabbed that stupid block of cheese he was trying to sell me and shoved it right in his mouth. He now sells basketballs because he knows no one can stuff those in his mouth... I proved him wrong.

Etymology: Shopkeeper (owner of a shop that sells goods) + creep (an annoying and detestable person)

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COMMENTS:

I already gave my vote to peddlarpusher, but this is even better. - cohenarie, 2007-05-16: 10:51:00

Nice one. - Clayton, 2007-05-16: 14:55:00

great ...awesome - pguse, 2007-06-01: 14:00:00

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Salesmanacle

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: sails/man/akl

Sentence: He was such a salesmanacle that I had to spin around in the revolving doors twice to get free

Etymology: salesman + manacle

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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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Shopressor

CharlieB

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)

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Retailiton

Created by: daisy

Pronunciation: ree-tail-i-ton

Sentence: The retailiton followed us around the circle K as if we were going to steal something.

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Clejerk

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: cluh-JURK

Sentence: Alex dropped his job as soon as he discovered he was required to be a clejerk, squirting cologne at people.

Etymology: Someone who begins coming off like a clerk and ends up being more a jerk.

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Commissionary

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: com-mission-ary

Sentence: David is a blood thirsty commissionary, attacking any unsuspecting customer that might stroll into his section at the electonics store. His tactics are ruthless, just to make the "sale" and get the commission.

Etymology: commission/missionary, as in propagator of religion or a relentless soldier

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I wonder if he always assumes the commissionary position - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-16: 12:29:00

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Shadohmizer

Created by: guesser

Pronunciation: shad-O-mizer

Sentence: Our Local Car Dealership is know to only hire shadohmizers.

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Oversal

Created by: wordguy120

Pronunciation: O-ver-sul

Sentence: the people in that shop were real oversals

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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