Verboticism: Clashier
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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Salesclirksomeness
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sales/clurk/sum/ness
Sentence: Sally's excitement about shopping at the new megastore was quickly squelched when she discovered the salesclirksomeness of the staff who flipped a 'this register closed' at 9 of the 10 queues.
Etymology: sales clerk + irksomeness(irritating, maddening, infuriating)
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.
Nobossaskhole
Created by: marianasoffer
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: No - negation ASkHole - asshole/ask hole
Failesperson
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: fai - ls - purs - son
Sentence: Oscar went to the check-out counter at Sears and encountered yet another failesperson who ignored him and busied herself talking on the phone....
Etymology: fails, salesperson
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COMMENTS:
Oscar forgets who really pays his wages...Sears is just the distributor... - Nosila, 2009-06-25: 11:21:00
Good word! - splendiction, 2009-06-25: 22:31:00
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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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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)
Custymied
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: Cus-time-eed
Sentence: Jackie couldn't believe how poor service was in the UK compared to the states. She was sick of being custymied by surly shop assistants. Bring on the flight back to LA!
Etymology: Customer - buyer, client; stymied - obstructed, blocked
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COMMENTS:
Excellent blend. - Mustang, 2008-05-13: 20:26:00
very nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-15: 06:36:00
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Steveclerkel
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: Steve+Clerk-ol
Sentence: The line growing increasingly longer, the SteveClerkel, immersed in his conversation with his girfriend couldn't sense that everyone in line wanted to strangle him.
Etymology: Steve Urkel (the annoying TV character) + Clerk
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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Casheergall
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: cash-sheer-gall
Sentence: Brandon often displayed casheergall while working the counter at the convenience store and would continue on with personal chores while ignoring waiting customers.
Etymology: blend of cashier, sheer, and gall
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COMMENTS:
They must go to a special school... - Nosila, 2009-06-25: 11:19:00
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