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doorbuster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
door-buster
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unusually low sale price, typically offered by a retailer on a limited number of items for a limited time, often on prominent shopping days, such as the day after Thanksgiving in the US.

Etymology

From door + buster, suggesting that customers would stampede through the doors of the retailer.

Inflected Forms

doorbusters (plural)

Questions

What does doorbuster mean?
An unusually low sale price, typically offered by a retailer on a limited number of items for a limited time, often on prominent shopping days, such as the day after Thanksgiving in the US.
Where does doorbuster come from?
From door + buster, suggesting that customers would stampede through the doors of the retailer.

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