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butt-brush effect

butt-brush effect noun: a loss of interest in buying a product in a crowded store if one is inadvertently touched from behind by another shopper passing by.

Noun

butt-brush effect (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A loss of interest in buying a product in a crowded store if one is inadvertently touched from behind by another shopper passing by.
    • One of Underhill's main findings has to do with what he calls the “butt-brush effect”: touch someone, especially a woman, from behind, and she'll immediately move away from the merchandise and often leave the store.2008, Richard H. Robbins, Cengage Advantage Books: Cultural Anthropology: A Problem-Based Approach

Questions about butt-brush effect

What does butt-brush effect mean?
Butt-brush effect means a loss of interest in buying a product in a crowded store if one is inadvertently touched from behind by another shopper passing by.
What part of speech is butt-brush effect?
Butt-brush effect is a noun.

Words near butt-brush effect in the dictionary

  1. butt women
  2. butt worm
  3. butt worms
  4. butt-breath
  5. butt-breaths
  6. butt-brush effect
  7. butt-check
  8. butt-checked
  9. butt-checking
  10. butt-checks
  11. butt-cheek

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