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stealership

noun

Etymology

Blend of steal + dealership.

  1. inherited from dǣlere
  2. inherited from delare
  3. formed as dealership — “dealer + -ship”
  4. compounded as stealership — “steal + dealership”

Definitions

  1. A car or motorcycle dealership, seen as charging exorbitant prices and trying to rip off…

    A car or motorcycle dealership, seen as charging exorbitant prices and trying to rip off customers.

    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA