word of the year

Thanks to Simon for this:

"Bunter - noun, a low or vulgar woman in the 18th and 19th centuries who makes a living from collecting dog faeces among other things in order to sell them on to the tanning industry . I propose we resurrect this term for sales people who try to sell you something rubbish or something that you don't want, i.e. a load of shit. Usage: "I went to Dixons to buy a fine new audio cassette player but got a bunter who tried to flog me extended warranty". Got it from the book of the series "Wonders of the Industrial World", in the chapter on the construction of the London sewers."

Not surprisingly, I could find a use for "bunter" every day of my working life. I can now reply to potential suppliers of products I don't want to buy with a single word.