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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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Fleemarket
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: flee-mar-ket
Sentence: The clerks in that boutique always turn it into such a fleemarket
Etymology: flee + flea market
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COMMENTS:
I like this one - guess that makes them fleemarketers - petaj, 2007-05-16: 23:10:00
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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
Conflograte
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kon flog rayt
Sentence: You just knew that Harvey was on commission to earn his celery the minute you walked into the produce shop where he worked. He was berry aggressive, in fact, he had bean known to conflograte the goods so forcefully, that he beet people into submission. Harvey had no pear, but had grape expectations when it came to selling. He could squash the competition's prices. People often felt so burnt by his transactions that they were chard. Harvey felt no guilt about his aggressive behaviour and continued, kumquat may.
Etymology: Conflagrate (cause to start burning) & Con (a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property;deprive of by deceit) & Flog (to promote aggressively; to force into action;to sell by whatever means)
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)
Commissionary
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kumm ish yon errr eeee
Sentence: He tread the sales floor with commissionary zeal, emptying it within minutes
Etymology: commission, missionary
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COMMENTS:
cute - Nosila, 2009-12-01: 11:04:00
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Commisher
Created by: DaddiezGyrl
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The commisher bombarded me as I entered the store.
Etymology: Combo of commission and pusher
Floorstalker
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: floor/stalk/er
Sentence: Commissioned salespeople are licensed floorstalkers who creep me out of the store.
Etymology: floorwalker + stalker
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
Peddlerpushers
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ped/lur/push/urs
Sentence: Our local video store is full of peddlerpushers who sneak up behind you when you're deep in thought and then shadow you relentlessly as you peruse the movie selection
Etymology: peddler + pusher + pedal pushers
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COMMENTS:
funny AND fashionable! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-16: 06:06:00
how did you see that so fast - you must work in our video store - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-16: 06:09:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by iwasatripwire. Thank you iwasatripwire. ~ James