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Cinderella sale

noun

Etymology

First use appears c. 1909 in the publication Shoe Retailer and Boots and Shoes Weekly.

Definitions

  1. An occasional sale of miscellaneous or damaged items.

    • Instead of advertising small widths and sizes in women's shoes, the event was called the Cinderella sale.
    • Why not try a Cinderella Sale? Offer a table of odds and ends, broken sizes, leftovers, etc. Make prices ridiculous.

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