lot lizards

Noun

lot lizard (plural lot lizards)

1. (US, slang) A prostitute at a truck stop.
   • Maybe he's doin' a run to Shakey Town where some lot lizard checks his dip stick.1986, University of Kansas City Review, volume 53
2. (US, broadly, slang) A girl who loiters at any location that can be described as a lot, looking for a sexual encounter.
   • In discussing the “lot lizards” who hang out in car lots Lisa comments: This will amaze you. A lot of professional athletes have bought car lots, used dealerships. There [are] girls that hang out in car lots.1994, Steven Michael Ortiz, When Happiness Ends and Coping Begins, page 238
3. (derogatory) A poor and uneducated person.
   • The art of selling Attractive homes and interest rates don't help a retailer/builder much, however, if salespeople treat customers like “lot lizards."1993, Manufactured Home Merchandiser - Volumes 41-42, page 21
4. (US, slang) A salesperson at an automobile dealership.
   • Carl Sewell, CEO of Sewell Village Cadillac in Dallas and other automobile dealerships, tells the story of how Sewell Village "lot lizards” significantly improved their performance.1989, Leonard L. Berry, David R. Bennett, Carter W. Brown, Service Quality: A Profit Strategy for Financial Institutions, page 177
5. (US, slang) A customer at an automobile dealership to whom a vehicle is difficult to sell.
   • A 'lot lizard' was somebody who walked the sales lot and looked at every car and still didn't buy.2000, James Morgan, The Distance to the Moon: A Road Trip Into the American Dream, page 309
6. (US, slang) A snowboarder or skier who tailgates in the parking lot of a ski resort.