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DEFINITION: v. To yell at a store clerk for correctly doing something that is clearly part of their job. n. A shopper who believes, as a "customer", it's their duty to bother, berate and belittle the people who serve them.
Verboticisms
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Purchastise
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: perch-ass-tize
Sentence: "Lookout, here comes the old lady who wants every single item in separate double bags." Oh, no, looks like it's my turn to be purchastised.
Etymology: purchase + chastise
Cashearful
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: cash/eer/full
Sentence: Every time Sam shops at the fruit market he gives the clerk a cashearful about the state of their produce.
Etymology: cashier + earful (strong reprimand)
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COMMENTS:
Has an outstanding ring to it and registers a big hit here here! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-10: 12:31:00
correct those last two words to Hear! Hear! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-10: 12:32:00
Good one..the cashier should just tell him to BEET it or Lettuce tell the Manager. He could also Turnip after Sam has left or work somewhere that pays a higher Celery for taking this abuse! - Nosila, 2009-04-10: 22:57:00
Very clever!! - Mustang, 2009-04-11: 22:03:00
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Checkerheckler
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: chek - ur - hek - lur
Sentence: Gustav was dreaded in the village by all of the shopkeepers, clerks and checkers. He took out his unhappiness and displeasure with life on all he encountered, especially those who had to wait on him. He was known in town as a checkerheckler for his habit of yelling at those who had to take his money...
Etymology: checker (cashier) heckler (person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another)
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - mrskellyscl, 2009-04-10: 10:16:00
Cute word - Nosila, 2009-04-10: 23:03:00
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Cussedtomer
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: CUS ed tah mur
Sentence: Every day on my waitressing shift, I have a lot of good customers, and a few I call cussed-tomers. They are the ones who demand specialization of every food item (extra well-done, no tomatoes, extra onions, & put the sauce on the side) and then are angry that their order takes longer than others. Also, they blame ME when they don't like how the food has been cooked, or they complain that their sandwich isn't hot enough. How am I supposed to know that? Should I open the bun and stick my hand in there, or just take a bite? The crowning glory is - you guessed it - they usually are really crappy tippers.
Etymology: customer + cussed (CUS ed - adj., antagonistic, belligerent, cantankerous)
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COMMENTS:
damn good word... - Nosila, 2010-10-26: 01:23:00
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Sharraser
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: sha-raas-ur
Sentence: Dan knew he had a sharraser on his hands when the customer was yelling and screaming because he had to swipe his debit card through the credit card reader. The customer was insistent on the fact that there had to be a seperate reader for debit cards, and that every other store he'd ever been to had one, so why didn't they?
Etymology: shopper (one who does business with a retailer) + harrass (to annoy or belittle another)
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COMMENTS:
Wonderful choice of words to blend, and a super job of blending them! Great create! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-10: 01:53:00
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Snobligation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: snob lig ay shun
Sentence: Bill Nonpayer is every cashier and fast food clerk's nightmare. He acts as though these people are personally stealing his money instead of receiving payment from him for goods or services. The younger or less experienced the individual is, the more likely he is to complain and embarrass the individual. Bill thinks he is a concientious consumer when he belittles the staff and that it is his snobligation to treat them all badly. But we know what Bill really is, a cowardly bully!
Etymology: Snob (a person regarded as arrogant and annoying) & Obligation (a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor;the state of being obligated to do or pay something)
Clerkuss
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: clek-cuss
Sentence: Clayton is a belligerent, crude, and thoroughly asinine person and a customer of dubious character who passed up no opportunity to clerkuss store clerks even when the service was superb.
Etymology: Blend of 'clerk' (service attendant in retail outlets) and 'cuss' (swear, use vile language)
Clerkusser
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: clerk-cuss-ehr
Sentence: Virgil was a belligerent, crude, and thoroughly asinine clerkusser, a customer of dubious character who passed up no opportunity to lash out at store clerks even when the service was superb.
Etymology: Blend of clerk and cusser.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James
Biscotti - 2009-04-10: 00:11:00
I am a cashier (college student...) and I feel like this poor lady all the time. Excellent depiction of the definition James! Thanks!
And thank you again for the definition. Hopefully, some of the words invented today will provide some relief your time in the cashier's lane. ~ James
I'm sure you're doing an EXCELLENT job, Biscotti!
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James