Phrase · Shopping & retail
the checkout barricade
noun phrase
/thuh-chek-owt-ba-ri-kayd/
Definition
A plastic territorial marker aggressively slammed down by a shopper to protect their groceries from touching your offensive loaf of bread.
In use
“She threw down the checkout barricade like I was trying to steal her milk.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun phrase
- Pronunciation
- /thuh-chek-owt-ba-ri-kayd/
Classification
- Life domain
- Everyday life
- Topic
- Shopping & retail
History
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