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    A word on Huckabee. What is a Huckster?

    Huckster is defined as a seller of shoddy goods. One who deals and promotes by showmanship.

    huck·ster (hkstr)

    n.
    1. One who sells wares or provisions in the street; a peddler or hawker.
    2. One who uses aggressive, showy, and sometimes devious methods to promote or sell a product.
    3. Informal One who writes advertising copy, especially for radio or television.
    v. huck·stered, huck·ster·ing, huck·sters

    v.tr.
    1. To sell; peddle.
    2. To promote or attempt to sell (a commercial product, for example) in an overaggressive or showy manner.
    3. To haggle over; deal in.

    v.intr.
    To engage in haggling.

    [Middle English, probably of Low German origin; akin to Middle Dutch hokester.]

    huckster·ism n.

    The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.


    He's the guy that will sell you a beautiful boat with a new paint job and all the amenities but it will have a hole in the bottom and the trailer is not included.

    Buyer beware!

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    Huckster fits. I will now use the term to describe him on all occasions.

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    Me too but my H may come out as an F.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ratbstard
    Me too but my H may come out as an F.
    LMAO.
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