Verboticism: Salesclirksomeness
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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Dissociate
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: dĭ-sō'shē-ĭt
Sentence: After she made her way back to the electronics department, having to make her way past one dissociate after another who, apparently oblivious to her existence or that of any other customer, had no apparent function beyond taking up aisle space, the blue-smocked critters became scarce. When she finally found one and asked where she could find an adapter to use her ipod with her home stereo, the dull-eyed response was, "that's not my aisle, but if we have 'em they would definitely be in this half of the store."
Etymology: dissociate (-āt'), from the psychological defense mechanism dissociation, whereby an individual compartmentalizes certain thoughts, emotions, sensations, and/or memories; term coined by The French psychiatrist Pierre Janet, later expanded on in Jung's theories; associate (-ĭt), term used by a certain (world's largest)retailer as a euphamism for what passes as a sales staff.
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COMMENTS:
Like it! - pieceof314, 2008-05-13: 13:29:00
thanks, 314. first time I've tried to give a verbotomy to an existing word. - stache, 2008-05-13: 17:02:00
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Inshopordination
Created by: tmcg5625
Pronunciation: in-shop-ord-in-ayshun
Sentence: Well friends, imagine my suprise when the shop keeper was playing non other than a bit of the old Ludwig Van! I strolled nonchalantly to the counter where i was my friends completely ignored! I dare say the only response to this kind of dreadful inshopordination is a bit of the old ultra violence.
Etymology: shop- sartorial purveyance. Insubordination- "Come over here and say that!"
Asshier
Created by: Kallystie
Pronunciation: a-ssh-ier
Sentence: The clerk was talking on the phone and completely ignoring me. I waited there, while my, once frosty cold, can of soda started getting warm. Finally, I stated... "Asshier! Can I get some service before my soda starts boiling in this heat?"
Etymology: Asshier is a combination of the words ass and cashier.
Cashearbasher
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: cashier-basher
Sentence: Despite the number of cashearbashers working at CashCow, they seemed to make inordinate amounts of money. Yet, every week on the current affairs show, there were complainants describing their pitiful stories of how they had been ignored by sales staff too busy chatting to offer real service and how they had resorted to violence to get some attention.
Etymology: cashier + earbasher (someone who talks a lot) + basher (customer who eventually gives the chatty cashier a black eye)
Narcissistant
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nahr-suh-sis-tuhnt
Sentence: Jane stopped to pick up a snack at the convenience store and found that the term was an oxymoron. The narcissistant was also some kind of moron. His mother must have told him he was the sun and that all the planets revolved around him. His attitude was like, "wait your turn Uranus".
Etymology: narcissist (a person who is overly self-involved, and often vain and selfish)+ assistant (a person who assists or gives aid and support; helper)
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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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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Patronagent
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /pey-trun-EY-jent/
Sentence: Denise was a regular customer at Le Chic Boutique, but the new patronagent at the counter treated her as if she were some person off the street, and pointedly ignored her for several minutes while chitchatting with his coworker before snatching her credit card, and then slamming a pen and receipt down in front of her. She was infuriated at his rude behavior... yet strangely turned on, too.
Etymology: Patronage - a condescending manner or attitude in dealing with people; patronizing (from Old French, patroniser "power to give favors") + Agent - a representative of a business or firm (from Latin, agentum "one who acts or conducts action")
Checklout
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: cheklout
Sentence: Harry is an only child. He grew up thinking that he is the center of the universe. That’s just the way he treats his job as a checklout clerk. If a customer is so rude as to expect service he is quick to correct them. He’s been known to freeze a customer mid-sentence with just a look.
Etymology: checkout (a point at which goods are paid for in a supermarket or other store) + lout (an uncouth or aggressive man or boy)
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
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COMMENTS:
which begs the Clash question "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-13: 13:10:00
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