Verboticism: Sucker
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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Clashier
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: cla/sheer
Sentence: Most customer dissatisfaction is caused by confrontational clashiers who hate their jobs and looking for a fight.
Etymology: clash + cashier
Malcontedant
Created by: didsbury
Pronunciation: mal-conn-ten-dant
Sentence: I am in a hurry but the staff in this shop are all such malcontendants there is no one who will serve me.
Etymology: Combination of malcontent and attendant. First used by Mark Twain to describe a particularly slovenly, family-run restaurant he visited in Mississippi. The restaurant gained notoriety and indeed some short lived success until it was forcibly closed by the owners who had a sense of humour failure when even physical abuse of the clientele wasn't enough to deter the hordes of malcontent-watchers.
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-13: 15:40:00
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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)
Cashsneer
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kash sneer
Sentence: When George stated on his application as a cashier at WalMart that he loved dealing with the public, he actually meant until he had to help them. He viewed all his transactions as interruptions and he was known by his bosses as a cashsneer. He further added to the popular notion that the hardest part about shopping there was trying to give them your money!
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;smile contemptuously)
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COMMENTS:
funny! - splendiction, 2009-06-25: 22:32:00
I think I ran into George at the local toot and moo. Good one! - Mustang, 2009-06-26: 00:30:00
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Crassistant
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: krass issss tant
Sentence: The crassistant finally gave her the attention she had been trying to attract for the previous twenty minutes. In less than one minute he managed to detatch the barbecue tongs from what was left of his manhood, gift wrap it and hand it to her with such a dazzling smile that she didn't carry out plan b after all. she left the store, dropping the garlic crush on the floor as she walked out.
Etymology: assistant, crass
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COMMENTS:
Great word gww! - didsbury, 2008-05-13: 13:53:00
She didn't give him much choice as she had him in a eunique position. Just lucky she didn't threaten him with a castrato iron fry pan - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-13: 15:37:00
...or the dreaded brissket pan. Excellent word — great sentence too. Girl's got attitude! - Tigger, 2008-05-13: 17:45:00
Sometimes, you've just gotta grab their attention... - Nosila, 2008-05-13: 23:28:00
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Customerswervice
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: cus/tum/ur/swurv/iss
Sentence: Customerswervice was so bad that I couldn't even make eye contact with the cashier let alone pay for my purchases.
Etymology: customer service + swerve
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COMMENTS:
They also swerve who only fail to wait on us. Good one. - Mustang, 2008-05-13: 20:24:00
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Asswholesaler
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: assss hoe llll say lur
Sentence: If she had her way this asswholesaler would need to be re-tailed
Etymology: wholesaler asshole
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COMMENTS:
good one! - Nosila, 2010-07-16: 01:03:00
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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
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)