Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Dismay stemming from the discovery that the price or value of a service or good is higher than expected.
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- noun idiomatic
Disgust , shock, orfright upon learning theprice of an item offered for sale.
Etymologies
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Coined circa 1981.
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bilby commented on the word sticker shock
"Record-high energy, corn and wheat prices in the past year have led to sticker shock in the grocery aisles. At $1.32, the average price of a loaf of bread has increased 32 percent since January 2005."
- 'Food Price Inflation Changes How We Shop', Alan Scher Zagier in Chicago Tribune, 31 March 2008.
April 6, 2008
845125047 commented on the word sticker shock
need a definition for this: "surprise at finding out something is more expensive than anticipated"
May 17, 2010