Phrase · Shopping & retail

the self-checkout interrogation

noun phrase /thuh-self-chek-owt-in-ter-uh-gay-shun/

Definition

The humiliating process of proving to a teenage employee that you didn't steal a 20p loose carrot.

In use

“I scanned my wine and was immediately locked in the self-checkout interrogation.”

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Published 3 August 2026

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/thuh-self-chek-owt-in-ter-uh-gay-shun/

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Everyday life

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