stealership
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A car or motorcycle dealership, seen as charging exorbitant prices and trying to rip off customers.
Derogatory; Slang
Example Sentences
- "I am really surprised that the stealership didn't try to make arrangements with you to let them do the 500 mile checkup. There are a lot of other things that should be done at this time."
- "Of course the Mercedes stealerships are so bad now that I won't buy another one of those."
- "Thus weathered traditionalists often deride the newcomers as poseurs, and many longtimers feel that the "MoFoCo" and its "stealerships" are unfairly squeezing out many tighter-budgeted loyalists like themselves in favor of yuppie poseurs."
- "And many took the time to forward it to their friends, e-mail other Web sites or call local news stations -- all in the interest of one main the "stealership" that tried to back their way out of the deal."
- "I'm trying to gain more experience working on my own car so I don't have to pay stealership prices for repair work (I've already made that mistake a couple of times :( )"
- "Not all dealerships engage in this pricing strategy, but many do it aggressively, often with snake oil-style salesmanship, deceptive marketing tactics, hidden fees, and overpriced add-ons, like floor mats, alarm systems, or anti-rust undercoating. Some consumers call the outfits that employ these tactics "stealerships.""